FENCING VEGGIES IN AND VARMINTS OUT AT UNDERHILL
Blog Garden Fence In 2012 when the bulldozer was digging Underhill house into its’ hill we had several requests of our excavator, Bruce Lease. We wanted mindful and minimal sculpting […]
ASH TREES CONDEMNED BY EAB FIND NEW USE
Here is an article I wrote recently for Isthmus, Madison’s weekly newspaper. Many in Madison are sad to see the city cutting down thousands of ash trees as an invasive […]
SPRING BUDS OUT AT UNDERHILL HOUSE
I always carry a 10X hand lens in my pocket to appreciate the swelling buds of spring. It’s a great combo with my iPhone, which is also always in my pocket.
I always carry a 10X hand lens in my pocket to appreciate the swelling buds of spring. It’s a great combo with my iPhone, which is also always in my pocket.
SNOWY OWLS PHONE HOME
For the second year in a row, scores of snowy owls spent the winter in Wisconsin, delighting bird watchers. While those owls are now flying back to the Arctic, some are communicating their whereabouts to every cell tower they pass. One of those is a bird named Goose Pond, who was released near Madison as part of a national tracking effort called Project Snowstorm. – See more at: http://www.isthmus.com/news/news/high-tech-transmitters-snowy-owls/#sthash.hDHpk0zr.dpuf
JOIN THIS MOOC AND LEARN ABOUT CHANGING WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION
For anyone who lives on or near the Great Lakes, we are about to get a great opportunity to learn a lot more about our climate and weather. All you […]
THE BIRD WE’LL NEVER HEAR CALLS TO US THROUGH PROJECT PASSENGER PIGEON
The Passenger Pigeon – who in their billions used to blacken the skies but were driven to extinction in 40 years — is a sobering parable. Last week I learned much more […]
CURB MAGAZINE PUTS UNDERHILL HOUSE ON ITS COVER
Last fall and early winter, Underhill House had the fun/honor of being featured in a very special publication, Curb Magazine.
RESEARCH AT RISK – WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU AND ME?
Here is an article I just wrote for Isthmus, a Madison, WI, weekly newspaper. WHERE HAS ALL THE RESEARCH GONE? Federal Cuts Threaten Research at UW-Madison. This situation isn’t confined […]
LIGHTING A HOLIDAY TREE WITH CANDLES
In the instant we signed the papers and took charge of our 44 acres back in November 2003, we became stewards of many thousands of trees, including several swathes totaling […]
PLANTING PRAIRIE IN A DECEMBER FOG
Saturday we joined a group of about 20 people to help our friends, Jim and Marci Hess, who live near Blanchardville, WI, seed 12 acres of brand new prairie. […]
Digging in the Driftless 