Nature
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Natural Connections: Journey of a Snowflake
By Emily Stone Naturalist/Education Director, Cable Natural History Museum Snowflakes whirled outside my office window, blanketing the rainstorm’s aftermath in white and distracting me ... -
Natural Connections: Subnivean Experiments
By Emily M. Stone Naturalist/Education Director, Cable Natural History Museum One evening in the 1970s, little Gary Siegwarth learned a lesson. While outside his ... -
DNR seeking public comment on ATV, UTV trail guidelines
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input on the draft ... -
Birding Report: Mega-rare gull emerges on Mississippi as waterbirds start south
By Ryan Brady DNR Natural Heritage Conservation Program Biologist WISCONSIN – Since our last report, snowy owls have surged into Wisconsin, including dozens in ... -
Natural Connections: Cozy Carpenter Ants
By Emily M. Stone Naturalist/Education Director, Cable Natural History Museum On dark winter mornings my dad gets up early and starts a fire to ... -
DATCP provides tips to reduce invasive gypsy moth population as numbers increase
For the Tomahawk Leader WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) caught 99,647 gypsy moths (Lymantria dispar, the scientific ... -
2021 nine-day gun deer hunt: License sales, harvest registrations down from 2020
Five firearm-involved injuries, one fatality reported Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WISCONSIN – Preliminary numbers from the 2021 nine-day gun ... -
Natural Connections: Clubmoss Magic
By Emily M. Stone Naturalist/Education Director, Cable Natural History Museum A flock of hikers crunched down the oak-leaf-covered trail behind me, their blaze orange ... -
First barn owl nest documented in Wisconsin in 20+ years
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last week reported that a rare barn ... -
Birding Report: Tundra swans arrive in big numbers, snowy owls trickle in, some feeder favorites linger
By Ryan Brady DNR Natural Heritage Conservation Program Biologist WISCONSIN – Tundra swans reached the state in a big way this week, the first ...