Category Archives: Outdoor
Ripples from the Dunes: Black Squirrels
The following article was written by Isabella Scheibl, Land Management Intern for Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. Over the past few weeks, we have seen the long-awaited addition of snow to ...
Jan 21, 2022 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_squirrel#/media/File:Calgary_black_squirrel.jpg
USDA to Invest up to $225 Million in Partner-Driven Conservation Program
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest $225 million this year through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP is a partner-driven program that leverages collectiv...
Jan 15, 2022 Karsten Würth (➡️ @karsten.wuerth) / Unsplash
Wisconsin Women Fish Club Tops 450 Members
It's not just men sitting there, holding their poles waiting for a bite. Not even close. A group that started forming 15 years ago has evolved into a fishing club with more than 450 members. The Wisco...
Dec 28, 2021 briandjan607 / CC
Snowy Owl Sightings in Manitowoc
UW-Manitowoc Professor Emeritus, Charles Sontag, is frequently seen at the local waterfront observing shorebirds. According to Woodland Dunes Executive Director Jim Knickelbine, Sontag has recently sp...
Dec 24, 2021 Charles Patrick Ewing / CC
Ripples from the Dunes: the Importance of Snow
The following article was written for Ripples from the Dunes, by Nancy Nabak, Communications Coordinator for Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. When the white stuff falls, I don't go south. In...
Dec 24, 2021
Should There Be Fewer Regulations For Wisconsin Hunters, Fishermen, Trappers?
Should there be fewer regulations for Wisconsin's hunters, fishermen, and trappers? State lawmakers are working to roll back a few. An Assembly committee OK'd a plan Wednesday that would require the D...
Dec 19, 2021
Ripples from the Dunes: Climate
The following article was written for the Ripples from the Dunes series by Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve by Executive Director Jim Knicklebine. Since I was young people have joked about th...
Dec 17, 2021 Highbush cranberries by Nancy Nabak
Ripples from the Dunes: Bats
The following article was written for the Ripples from the Dunes series, by Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist for Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve. Woodland Dunes does bat surveys every ye...
Dec 10, 2021 Red bat at Woodland Dunes, photographed by Bob Randerson in spring 2021.
DNR Now Offering Year-Round Campsite Reservations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced year-round camping reservations are now available at more than 20 state parks and forests. Temperatures may be dropping, but that...
Dec 04, 2021 Robert Tadlock / CC
Public Can Weigh In on WI Efforts to Tackle Chronic Wasting Disease
The Department of Natural Resources wants Wisconsinites to weigh in on its efforts to address chronic wasting disease. The always-fatal disease that affects the brains of some deer, elk and moose appe...
Dec 04, 2021 C Watts / CC
