Winter is a season when the prairies and the forests go dormant. Insects are mostly gone, many birds have migrated, and reptiles and...

Every year when there is snow on the ground, we burn brush piles that were made earlier in the year. These piles are made up primarily of...

As 2021 comes to a close, let's wrap up the last math puzzle. Recall the blog posting "Tree Puzzle Solved" from November 11th where a...

We are nearing the end of another year which is a nice time to look back and reflect on some of the accomplishments of Friends of the...

Over the past year or two, both Zoerb and Lookout Prairies in Hixon Forest have been undergoing restoration and have been expanded...

On a beautiful morning this past June I decided to take a hike in the Dobson Blufflands Tract. My walk took a turn on a rarely used trail...

Within less than a day, Jim Rogala solved the Tree puzzle. Congratulations Jim! He will get the maple syrup! He describes his methods...

OK all you math whizzes out there, here's your second puzzle. Remember the first one? It was in a previous blog post where two sticks...

The colors of fall are a spectacular display that many look forward to each year. Some drive many miles to see the best of these...

Around 1912 the Hixons were able to purchase Grandad Bluff and some surrounding properties to prevent the bluff from being further...

Legumes are in the family Fabaceae which includes beans and peas. Many are known for being able to "fix" nitrogen, that is capture it...

Everyone loves orchids. They are not very common and are widely appreciated for their delicate beauty. One orchid, the Great Plains...

The remnant prairies that we have in the La Crosse area, and the Driftless Area in general, are blessed with a wide variety of native...

On August 5, 2021, root weevils were released by Friends of the Blufflands on the Mathy property in the blufflands near La Crosse. This...

So, it has been about 2 months since the Golden Moments puzzle with the two sticks was posted. Pat Wilson solved the puzzle nicely in the...

In 2010 a variety of oaks and some shag bark hickory trees were planted in an old corn field located on the corner F and FA. This is up...

The Friends of the Blufflands is involved in restoring many of the prairies in the La Crosse area. These restored prairies provide many...

“I swear by Apollo the physician, and by Asclepius and by Hygieia and Panacea….”. So begins an old version of the Hippocratic Oath taken...

The time of year for the sumac and aspen battle is here. Call it the Battle of the Clones. On June 22 the first engagement began as a...

Merlin Sheldrake’s “Entangled Life” is a fascinating book about the role fungi play on the stage of life. He tells the story of the...