By Jessica Johnsrud, Woodland Dunes Education Coordinator This sure is an exciting time of year! It seems like each day, a new plant is emerging, a different frog is singing or a new species of migrant songbird has returned from … Continue reading
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Finally, a sunny morning. The cool, cloudy, rainy March we just experienced only seemed to add to people’s concerns and worries. About the only thing we can do for ourselves is go for a walk, and even my dog doesn’t … Continue reading
This morning, despite wind and 13 degree temperatures, an optimistic house finch sang his courtship song. Yesterday, out on the prairie on Woodland Drive, a rough-legged hawk sat perched in an ash tree. Where birds are concerned, it seems that … Continue reading
Each year for the past 120 years birdwatchers around North America have gone out around this time to count what birds live here in the winter. Previously there was a tradition on Christmas Day to do what was know as … Continue reading
At Woodland Dunes we receive visitors from all over the world. They often have a similar purpose for stopping by – they enjoy nature, look for new places to experience its variety and find kindred souls with whom they can … Continue reading