50 Years of Stewardship
Tom was a commercial pilot. “I was flying one day,” he remembers, “when another pilot was catching a ride and chatting with the captain. I heard the words New Glarus, hills, farm, and pretty, all in the same sentence.”
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Denise Thornton
Looking back at the History of Wisconsin’s Forests
“The history of Wisconsin’s forests includes what happened yesterday and 10,000 years ago. It’s all part of a continuum — both the natural and human aspects of our forests. They can’t be separated,” says Ed Forrester, president of the Forest History Association of Wisconsin (FHAW). FHAW is dedicated to the discovery, interpretation, and preservation of Wisconsin’s forest history.
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Linda Williams on Spruce budworm
This is part of a series on Wisconsin’s very impressive Forest Health Team. It first appeared in My Wisconsin Woods, the online newsletter of The Aldo Leopold Foundation. photos courtesy […]
Getting to Know Your Forest Health Team: Alex Feltmeyer on Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD)
If you have conifers growing on your land, you should be aware of Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD), formerly known as Annosum Root Rot. This fungus can kill your trees, and once it is established in the soil, there is no known way to get rid of it, according to DNR Forest Health Specialist Alex Feltmeyer.
Southern Mesic Forests of Wisconsin
BMAP formed an exciting new alliance with the Botanical Club of Wisconsin this summer. The result was a four-session outdoor Natural Communities of Southwestern Wisconsin class, the brainchild of Micah Kloppenburg, BMAP ecologist, and Kevin Doyle, DNR botanist and member of the Botanical Club of Wisconsin.
THE MONARCHS’ MINI COMBACK
Like many people in the Midwest, I was cheered this summer to observe many more Monarch butterflies than I have seen in many years! It has been one of […]
DRIFTLESS TRAIL – A WALK THROUGH THE HEART OF A REGION
The proposed Driftless Trail will take hikers through public and private lands into some gorgeous areas that are now inaccessible.
DUCK! IT’S HAIL SEASON
We would all like to know when hail is about to pelt us. You can help make that more possible.
ENGINEERING PLASTIC FROM PLANTS AT UW-MADISON
Working to turn woody plants into a replacement for petroleum.
AS THE CLIMATE WARMS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LAKES MAY SPEND WINTERS ICE FREE
The first global estimate of how many lakes are likely to lose winter ice cover as the climate warms is not cheery.
Digging in the Driftless 