This is an important article, with lots of food for thought. The following is a brief summary, but read the original article, which is well illustrated with colored maps and…

Despite the snow, it is not too early to start thinking about garlic mustard control. I recently learned of a very fine video on garlic mustard and am pleased to…

This week Kathie and I attended the conference on fire ecology put on by the Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council. The Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council is a coalition of government agencies,…

Those who read this blog know that I am a big fan of the UW-Madison Herbarium. It is a major resource for anyone doing restoration ecology and its web site…

When we have visitors at Pleasant Valley Conservancy, we are sometimes asked how many species we have in our planted prairies. Folks are often surprised when I say there are…

The snow is still good at Pleasant Valley Conservancy, and yesterday was a great day, with lots of sun and upper 20s F. Kathie, Susan, and Marci worked in the…

<!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> Madison Audubon Society has just announced its 2009 awards and Kathie and I are pleased that we are to be a recipient. Here is the…

With the temperature below zero F and a foot of snow on the ground, it takes quite a bit of optimism to think about spring, but we have faith that…

The Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trails are an excellent project of the Wisconsin DNR, Bureau of Endangered Resources. The new one covering the Southern Savanna Region, just out, includes…

Landowners in southwestern Wisconsin: are you members of the Blue Mounds Area Project? If you can see Blue Mounds from your land, or pass it by on the way to…