Join Friends of the Blufflands on its Second Saturday Hike called "Birds and Blooms" on August 8th at 8:00 am. The hike will be led by Eileen Kirsch, retired from the USGS Upper Midwest Science Center as a bird expert, and Mike O'Brien, board member of Friends of the Blufflands and plant id'er extrordinaire! The hike will begin at the lower Hixon parking lot and proceed on Hickory Trail to Savanna Trail, with an option to proceed to the top of Lookout Prairie. On the way, Eileen will identify...

Many of us are aware of honeybees. But did you know that honeybees are actually nonnative and that there are 400-500 native bees that live in Wisconsin? Most of these bees are small and inconspicuous, lead solitary lives, and nest in the ground. Despite their small size, however, they play a huge role in pollinating many of the plants that grow in our area, including on the remnant prairies that Friends of the Blufflands has been restoring. On July 11th please join Friends of the Blufflands...

Let's say a new guy arrives in town from Hungary and joins Friends of the Blufflands which by this time has grown significantly and has expanded throughout the Upper Midwest. He calls himself Pólya. He is a rather odd fellow who is obsessed with numbers but is a hard, steady worker and falls in love with prairies. Here he is: He eventually joins the board, becomes a site steward for one of the biggest prairies in the area, and schedules frequent work days. One day his enthusiasm bubbles over...