It seems that each morning, despite the lingering cold, more birds are singing their courtship songs. Why they do so when it’s still months away from nesting for some of them, I don’t know. Thankfully, their song and the brightening … Continue reading
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Here we are, late in February and still in the dead of winter it seems. By now we’ve become pretty good at adapting our behavior to deal with the cold- long underwear, warm boots, heated seats in our cars- humans … Continue reading
I have fond memories of playing outdoors when I was a little girl. I remember making potions with dandelions and violets, picking and eating cherry tomatoes in my great grandfather’s garden, cracking open milkweed pods and watching the silky seeds … Continue reading
Our nature preserve was founded so that the special wildlife habitat between Manitowoc and Two Rivers, and the wildlife that resides there, might continue to exist. Over four decades, a lot of funds were raised, and much of the land … Continue reading
The State of the Woods It’s zero degrees as we walk into the forest, but sunny and no wind. The air smells and feels clean, as if it’s been sanitized by the cold. Dry light snow clings to the … Continue reading