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Tim Van Deelen

Tim Van Deelen is Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He grew up in Hudsonville, Michigan, and graduated from Calvin College. From there he went on to the University of Montana and Michigan State University. He now studies large mammal population dynamics, sails on Lake Mendota, enjoys a good plate of whitefish, and gains hope for the future from terrific graduate students. 

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Work Song

In the gray afternoon, I took the overbuilt treehouse down – backing out hundreds of deck screws driven in fifteen…
Tim Van Deelen
April 27, 2023
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Here

I watched the waves, just watched with no expectation. I saw rhythms and patterns form and then dissolve and then…
Tim Van Deelen
March 16, 2023
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Wrung Out

During late winter, the landscape shows its glacial bones. Unnatural contours and junk and rocks piled together betray its history.
Tim Van Deelen
February 16, 2023
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Hammer

Mr. Aukeman was a builder and he hired me during summers to help build houses. It was among the most…
Tim Van Deelen
January 19, 2023
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Deer Me!

As we all know, Christmas is first among all holidays because of the central role that deer (reindeer) play in…
Tim Van Deelen
December 8, 2022