Among the many autumn memories I have, collecting black walnuts is, well, a mixed bag. As kids, we'd be sent across the road from our grandmother's house with much-to-large work gloves and onion bags to collect black walnuts from a…
This weekend we were privileged to join artists and community volunteers at the Little Eagle Arts Foundation - LEAF studio to continue work on the "Te Wakącąk, Spirit Lake" art installation going into the Baraboo Middle School on the 17th…
The annual S’Mores and Perseids program is coming up this Thursday, August 12 at Devil's Lake State Park starting at 8:30 pm. Meet near Behind The Rock Elm Shelter near the north shore boat launch. The Perseids Meteor Shower is the…
You still have time to get out and see the oceans of flowers blooming on local prairies. While some, such as the purple coneflowers & wild bergamot are nearly done for the year, others such as black-eyed Susans and compass…
Did you know that birders come from all over to try to see Pileated Woodpeckers at Devil's Lake State Park? It's a good choice as they are fairly common in the park and around the Baraboo Hills region. One easy-to-see…
Devil's Lake State Park's Nature Center opens today, Friday, June 25th after a very long hiatus due to Covid-19. The Nature Center is now open 10 am to 5 pm daily through Labor Day weekend when fall hours will begin.…
The International Crane Foundation's new "Cranes of the World Exhibit" here in Baraboo, Wisconsin is now open daily through October 31, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Should you visit? The International Crane Foundation is one of those places…
When we look around us or take in an amazing vista, or even look down at our feet while standing on one of Devil's Lake State Parks many overlooks... Are we seeing nature? Well, sure. There are trees and plants…
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…
The spring flowers are now blooming at McGilvra Woods State Natural Area near Baraboo. Now, these are not the "showy" wedding photo-type flowers... This is an understated bloom of small spring ephemerals. McGilvra Woods is a small SNA that is…