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 the upcoming … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
Ripples from the Dunes by Jim Knickelbine In the mid-1960’s Bernie Brouchoud had a dream. Based on his observations and bird banding experience, the wooded area between Two Rivers and Manitowoc was a special place for birds. He spent a … Continue reading
by Jim Knickelbine We are drawn outside by good weather, and have been blessed with our share lately. A recent walk on Willow Trail at Woodland Dunes was refreshing, even though birds at that moment were hard to find. While … Continue reading
As the mild December rolls along, the time comes for the annual Christmas Bird Counts. Originally begun in the eastern US 124 years ago, they have been conducted in Manitowoc County since 1974, when Bernie Brouchoud first rounded up volunteers … Continue reading