Beautiful Green?
There’s still quite a bit of green out in the forests right now. In fact, the less healthy the landscape, the more green it is! This is because when Wisconsin’s native plants are dormant or preparing for winter, foreign invaders…
That Little Blue Flower
What is that blue flower lining some of the roads around Devil's Lake State Park right now? It's chicory! Chicory is native to Eurasia and was brought to America by settlers in the 1700s, originally for medicinal purposes. During the…
Phragmites – Invasive Species Action Month
June is Invasive Species Action Month which is intended to encourage us all to help prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species that harm our native wildlife & landscapes. So we've been sharing a few invasives around Devil's Lake State…
Dame’s Rocket – It’s Invasive Species Action Month!
WI Gov. Tony Evers proclaimed June as Invasive Species Action Month to encourage us all to help prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species that harm our native wildlife & landscapes. Of course, this is the time of year when you see…
Invasives Can’t Hide In November!
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!…
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…
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…