Every year we talk about the dangers of various plants in the park such as poison ivy and wild parsnip. These are plants that for some people can cause anything from mild itching to intense pain and scarring. (I know,…
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!…
We spent Friday evening after our hike cleaning up a bus-load of garbage in the Devil's Lake State Park's Steinke Basin Parking lot. We're just a few of the many park visitors who carry garbage bags when we visit the…
This Saturday, it's all about getting outside at Devil's Lake and Mirror Lake State Park! Meanwhile, the Friends of Wildcat Mountain could use your help! Morning Hike & Campfire at Devil's Lake Join the Naturalist at Devil's Lake State Park…
Every year there are folks who go the proverbial extra mile to preserve, protect and enhance Devil's Lake State Park and our many surrounding public lands. Often they get little thanks or recognition for their efforts. Here at Skillet Creek,…
This Sunday, September 29 at 5:00 PM the Friends of Devil's Lake State Park will be holding their annual meeting. You can get details right here. At this event, the organization will be holding a picnic and electing new board…
Right now is a great time to see spring flowers along the trails at Devil's Lake State Park! Many of the trails are dotted with reds, yellows, pinks, yellows, purples, and oceans of white. Do you know which is Wisconsin's…
On Saturday, under the threat of the "Snowmageddon 2019", about 5 five volunteers made their way to Devil's Lake State Park to plant trees in the park's Northern Lights Campground. Anyone who's driven through Devil's Lake recently has seen the…