Wisconsin’s tension zone is where the midcontinent hardwood biome subtly grades into the boreal forests of the north that are…
Tim Van DeelenJuly 15, 2021
Fire is life to a prairie, pumping ash nutrients into the soil and holding the suffocating shrubs at bay. Biologists…
Tim Van DeelenMay 12, 2021
Cedar swamps create stillness. In winter, their complex and dense overstories absorb the bitter wind, providing shelter for deer. But…
Tim Van DeelenApril 28, 2021
She’s in the under-darkness, hunting among your lilacs, your Japanese yews and your burning bush. She sniffs at your foundation,…
Tim Van DeelenMarch 22, 2021
John Bates, bard of Manitowish Waters, led our GreenHouse students on a snow-shoe exploration of Raven Trail’s winter stories. After…
Tim Van DeelenMarch 3, 2021
“Ooh” she said, “That one’s my favorite!” She came over and I snapped a cell phone picture of her next…
Tim Van DeelenFebruary 3, 2021
Now here 15 years, I have a happy association of kid laughter and snow. Following the first snow last week,…
Tim Van DeelenDecember 26, 2020
The Creighton Truck Trail meanders north on the remote western edge of Seney National Wildlife Refuge. Westward is a nearly…
Tim Van DeelenOctober 7, 2020
The lodge at the Au Sable Institute looks west through a standing choir of pines. Beyond, a shallow wetland pond…
Tim Van DeelenSeptember 26, 2020
