Spring Green Invaders!
As you're out hiking the trails right now, you'll notice a lot of green is showing up! Awesome, right?! Well, did you know that much of the green you're seeing around Devil's Lake State Park this early in the spring…
Spring Waterfalls
Many folks don't realize that there are indeed waterfalls within Devil's Lake State Park. The trick is that hey are ephemeral, meaning they only run for a short time in the spring. They are also not easily accessible being nowhere…
Critter Cam Check!
Let's take a break from all the coronavirus talk today, and check in on our Critter Cams. Can you guess what this critter is? Our cameras around the park have been pretty quiet recently. We've seen a few deer here…
Spring Watch: Heron Return 2020
Great Blue Heron returned to Devil’s Lake State Park’s south shore rookery on Monday morning March 9th, 2020. We usually expect them right around Saint Patrick’s day but like most spring birds this year, they've arrived a bit early. When…
Spring Watch, Vultures Return
Each year our Turkey Vultures spend their winters in the south, then return to the Baraboo Hills and Devil's Lake State Park on warm weather fronts in the spring. Well, they're back! On Saturday evening (March 7th) we were following…
On The Tracks
What tracks can you identify? Tracks in the winter snow remind us that we're not alone out there. We share the park with a variety of wildlife! Of course, for us, it's just a park and a place we'll visit…
Master Planning Crib Notes
Update (Feb 13th, 2020) - About 15-20 folks attended last evening's Friends of Devil’s Lake State Park meeting to discuss Master Planning for Devil's Lake State Park. There are many details to discuss and many more meetings and public comment opportunities to…
Critter Cam Check. Jan 2020
It's time again to check in with our "critter cams", trail cameras set up through the wilds of Devil's Lake State Park. This time of year, especially after heavier snowfalls, we can't get out to all of our cameras as…
It’s A Promethea Moth!
I like to take a moment here and there to share with you some of the critters that make Devil's Lake State Park their home. While out snowshoeing (And enjoying the sunshine!) a couple of days back, we noticed a…
What Is Wilderness?
Author & environmentalist, Edward Abby wrote that the "idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.". Today, especially here in Wisconsin, the "pristine" wilderness he spoke of is mostly long gone. Our land, even our parks such as…