Mike O’Brien’s blog post on ephemerals contained some lovely photos of plants that flower very early in the year. Although the definition...

A Large Flowered Trillium in full bloom. Below it are 2 small white flowers called squirrel corn, and some fading leaves of wild leeks...

A little warning for those with an aversion or anxiety when it comes to numbers. The first paragraph is chock full of them, but relax,...

The Wisconsin Natural Heritage Working List contains native species in the state felt to be rare and in need of monitoring and...

An old, sod-covered stone cellar with a partially collapsed arched roof is the most prominent sign of human habitation by early European...

As March draws near and the seasons (hopefully) change, spring burn season lurks right around the corner. This is the time of year for...

While you may have been following the recent winter Olympics that happens every 4 years, for some who like to chase other records the...

As we begin the new year, Friends of the Blufflands looks forward to continuing to make progress on the remnant prairies and other...

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...