I have a project that will need a couple base line tests before being put to the test in July. I will be setting up a night moth survey in Crex if possible...
Mr. J90 (red collar) and Mrs. P94 (yellow collar) would like to announce the birth of their 6 cygnets over the weekend. They are currently at home on...
... Wow Rich, I was just reading an article about collecting insects put out by dept of entomology, U of W today! One thing they suggested for night insects...
Hi all, I'm planning to spend a day soon (Sunday through Tuesday) exploring the plant life at one site in Amsterdam Sloughs and various areas at Crex. If the...
... Hi Rick, As of Monday, there were a lot of Lupines blooming on the north side of Main Dike Road where it meets Hilda's and James Rds. This is the general...
Jim H was out this morning looking for a good concentration to video and could not find a large colony blooming, but the conditions should improve over the...
... Paintbrush is blooming on Cty O west of Stolte Road, and we found Yellow Star Grass on Hickerson Road where the pucoon and golden alexanders are...
I have not seen the write-up on Swenson Woods - I will look through the files here and see if I can find them. I want to get over there with my camera as...
I have been filming wildlife activity at Crex for the past year and am finally getting comfortable with the editing software: Adobe Premiere Elements and...
A last minute decision to visit the meadows was as rewarding as ever. I took off late so I did not cover as much ground as I wanted too. Its been 2 weeks so I...
... and am ... Premiere ... This was taken while kneeling in the cattails along the road at Grettum Flowage. The birds initially left but quickly returned to ...
This was filmed at road's edge on Grettum Flowage a few weeks ago: http://www.vimeo.com/1187048. After this brief burst of video energy it will be a few weeks...
First off, thanks to Kim Dauer and mn_windchill for recent flower phenology. For consistency I'll use the common names of plants as used in the GLG plant list....
Anna and Lou, glad you enjoyed the photos. After waiting for six weeks between my last two visit to Crex, I find that I may return as early as the coming...
... Rick, thanks for posting the last photos. They were absolutely beautiful and so informative for us novice wildflower lovers. Now I know what Redroot looks...
Hit the meadows again this week. What rick posted the 23rd plus more! White, yellow and blue flowers of many types are All Over the Meadows! Wild roses are...
On the GLG wildlife areas can be found two closely related and very similar appearing shrubs, Ceanothus herbaceus (which we call Redroot) and Ceanothus...
Hello Everyone, I just started a photography club on BetterPhoto.com Membership at BetterPhoto.com is free and you can upload up to 30 pictures with your free...
Thank you for making the ID of these two plants easy! I appreciate it! Kim ... From: Rick <h.rick_luzula53@...> Subject: [CrexMeadowsNatureLovers] Two...
My goodness is this a lot of work. But I think it will pay off. We have over 60 photo contest entries, many of them VERY good. There will be 25+ people...
It's been awhile since anyone posted except the spammers so I thought I would post. I've made many trips to Crex and FLWA in the last few weeks the latest...
Thanks for sharing your fabulous photographs and the link to the phanfare website. I enjoyed seeing pictures of wildflowers with their names and the insect /...