Category: Nature Notes

Nature Notes: Snow Science By Anna Foster, published on December 1st, 2022 If you’re anything like me, you might have groaned when you saw the first dusting of snow two […]

Nature Notes: Deer on the Run – Wisconsin White-tails By Anna Foster and Jackie Rath, published on November 7th, 2022 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources refers to the large […]

Nature Notes: The Golden Glory of Tamarack Trees By Sheryl Honig, published October 31st, 2022 You may not think of The Ridges’ boreal forest as a destination for viewing fall […]

Nature Notes: Wisconsin’s Bats By: Anna Foster, published September 29th, 2022 As a child, I vividly remember spending summer evenings at Welcker’s Point in Peninsula State Park, waiting patiently for […]

Nature Notes: The Importance of Monarch Butterflies By Anna Foster, published August 1st, 2022 The Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)  symbolizes summertime, appearing year after year in meadows, gardens, and front […]

Nature Notes: Pollination and Conservation in a Fragile, Sensitive Environment By: Jackie Rath, published on June 16th, 2022 The Ridges is celebrating National Pollinator Week 2022! Protecting pollinators is a […]

Nature Notes: Fleeting Spring Blooms By: Jackie Rath, published on April 27, 2022 The Sanctuary has looked a little different over the last few weeks than if you visited this […]

Nature Notes: Transitions By: Anna Foster, published on March 27th, 2022 By Anna Foster It may not feel like it outside this week, but last Sunday marked the Vernal Equinox, […]

Nature Notes: Owls and the Subnivean Layer By: Jackie Rath, published February 27th, 2022 For the last few weeks, I have been serenaded to sleep by the hoots of a […]

Nature Notes: The Impact of Ice By Anna Foster, Director of Programming Published on 1.27.2022 For Door County, the new year signals a return to ice in Green Bay and […]