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...

By Max Kornetzke, land manager Originally brought to North America as a quick growing hedgerow, common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is one of the more menacing plants you will encounter invading natural spaces across Wisconsin and the Northeastern part of the country. It has sharp thorny spikes, dark green, serrated,...

Contributed by Nancy Nabak Dunesletter, September 1993, Volume 73 Woolly Bears are often seen crawling across roads in late summer. Where are they going in such a hurry? These hairy black and orange caterpillars are looking for a sheltered place to spend the winter, under a rock, board, or other protected place. Wooll...