Yesterday, I visited with workers who were planting a mix of oak and other native trees on a section of parkland that was once used out for agriculture. From Farmland To Forest Not that long ago many acres of Devil's…
What's it like to walk through a forest after a prescribed burn? Here's a 10-minute stroll on Devil's Lake State Park's East Bluff the morning after the prescribed burn on April 22nd, 2021. Interestingly, these burns don't get nearly as…
It's that time of year! We were out walking along the shoreline of Devil's Lake this morning (April 12, 2021) and discovered that the annual hatching of the lake flies has begun. We can expect to see them near the…
Spring is springing around Devil's Lake State Park! Over the weekend we discovered a variety of spring flowers blooming on sunny, south facing slopes. Soon spring flowers will be blooming all around the park. Here's a few that we found…
We've received a lot of questions about the status of Parfrey's Glen & Pewit's Nest State Natural Areas which were closed due to COVID early in 2020. Now that Gibraltar Rock & the Dells of the Wisconsin River SNAs have…
November is a great time of year for us "non-sciency" types to get a feel for the health of our forests. How? Well, pretty much everything you see that is green (and some red), probably shouldn't be there. They're invasives!…
It's that time of year again! It's time for the first Devil's Lake State Park / Baraboo Hills Fall Color Report. Let's Jump in! Steinke Basin Trail At A Glance! It's pretty green out there right now, but you will…
Below we've posted photos of a dozen plants you'll see right now out on Devil's Lake State Park's Steinke Basin Trail, featuring their flowers, berries, and seeds. How many can you name? Extra points if you can ID that green/orange…
I photographed this amazing rock stacking artwork at Devil's Lake State Park just a few years ago. It is cool, isn't it!? Today, talking about rock stacking is a "triggering" event. I mean, everyone's triggered these days and that's part…
The public still has time to comment on the Property Master Plan for the "Central Sand Hills Ecological Landscape" which covers much of our area's popular natural attractions including Devil's Lake State Park, Parfrey’s Glen, Pewit's Nest and Gibraltar Rock…