We live in an imperfect world. Or rather, what we see as imperfection is actually the way things should be sometimes. A forest is a complicated place. There are hundreds, or thousands, or if you include the soil hundreds of … Continue reading
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Little Brown Bat, photo by Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Just like birds, some bat species migrate north in the spring. Their migration flights take place at night along with songbirds. Other bat species stay and sleep through the … Continue reading
We seem to be in some kind of seasonal purgatory right now, with our mild winter not wanting to give in to spring. I suspect the movements of migratory birds are being limited, as they often are, by persistent north … Continue reading
I am fortunate to not only live on an old farm, but work at one as well. In both places there have been planted trees that were intended to feed people but a hundred years later have become primarily wildlife … Continue reading
Along the Manitowoc River in the town of Manitowoc Rapids where I grew up, there are a number of areas where the river flows against steep clay bluffs. The river erodes the base of those, which encourages slumping of glacial-laid … Continue reading