by Frances Meyer, Woodland Dunes Summer Intern Recently, visitors exploring the nature center may have noticed an unpleasant smell coming from under the deck. A mother skunk had decided to make the deck her new home, along with her five … Continue reading
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Written by Isabella Scheibl, Land Management Intern Over the past few weeks, we have seen the long-awaited addition of snow to our landscape, and not-so-waited signature temperature plummet of a classic Wisconsin winter. With this change in weather, there is also … Continue reading
By Kennedy Zittel, Assistant Naturalist Now that the weather has gotten colder, we have begun to say goodbye (for now) to some of our animal friends here at Woodland Dunes. With the cold comes hibernation, and one of our hibernating … Continue reading
Spring is a time for repair and improvement, and the nature center has been a very busy place lately. Volunteers have constructed about 500 feet of new boardwalk on Willow Trail to permit hikers to more easily pass a section … Continue reading
Written by Jenna Brandl, Woodland Dunes intern So tell me, what’s driving you nuts? Could it be the bushy tailed fiend who steals all the bird seed out of your feeders? As a Wisconsinite, I have had my fair share … Continue reading