By Jessica Johnsrud, education coordinator A few weeks ago, I was walking outside just after dusk when I heard a loud series of hoots. It was the stereotypical owl song heard in the movies - the call of the Great Horned Owl. I stopped to listen, and the next time the owl sang, a second chimed in. I could tell the owls ...

By Kennedy Zittel, naturalist It's that time of year again when the spotlight is on those once "extinct," gobbling, snood-covered birds. Wait - what? Wild turkeys. It was only recently that we could even see wild turkeys here. The species went extinct in Wisconsin in the late 1800s due to overhunting and h...

Ripples from the Archives submitted by Nancy Nabak, communication coordinator This week's Ripples is an excerpt from the Winter 2003 Dunesletter Field Notes, written by Jim Knickelbine, then Director of Finance and Naturalist. Learn how nature prepares for winter. "As we button up ourselves and our homes for winte...

Photos and article by Jim Knickelbine, Volunteer As we approach the date of the founding of Woodland Dunes 50 years ago, we also remember that bird research in what is now the preserve began a decade before that. Bernie Brouchoud and others caught and banded thousands of songbirds and raptors starting in the mid 1960's...

Written by Jessica Johnsrud With Halloween around the corner, I am reminded of some of the creepy, crawly creatures that live in our homes. There is one critter that definitely looks scary, but turns out to actually be one of the good guys. In fact, I recently heard this critter described by a scientist as, "an id...