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
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
“Walk with me?” she asked. “Sure.” I said, happy to give my procrastination an alibi. I shut my lap-top and…
Tim Van DeelenAugust 28, 2020
Please welcome today’s guest writer, Tim Van Deelen. Tim is Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of…
Tim Van DeelenJuly 25, 2020
