Category: Nature Notes

Nature Notes: Monarch Madness By Anna Foster, published August 17, 2023 A symbol of summer, monarch butterflies are widely recognized for their bright orange, black, and white spotted wings. Their […]

Nature Notes: Hine’s Emerald – The Hidden Gem of the Sanctuary By Jackie Rath, published July 27th, 2023 Did you know that one of the most precious species of The […]

Nature Notes: Research + Recovery: Protecting and Preserving Native Orchids By Tony Kiszonas, Director of Research The Ridges Sanctuary has tremendous plant diversity including native terrestrial orchids.  Following the idea […]

Nature Notes: Evergreens & The Boreal Forest By Anna Foster, published May 25th, 2023 While Trillium, Yellow Lady’s Slippers, and Columbine are starting to unfurl in wooded lots along the […]

Nature Notes: A Sedge of Cranes By Katie Krouse, published on April 12, 2023 – Updated March 26, 2025 Have you traveled to Nebraska to experience the sandhill crane migration? […]

Nature Notes: The Silent Art of Owling By Anna Foster and Jackie Rath, published on February 22, 2023 Owls of Interest Last February, we wrote a blog all about the […]

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 […]