Environment
Crooning Tree Crickets
Nov 3, 2022 | | Notes from the WildMale tree crickets – rock stars of the insect realm – sing to attract females, and display other courtship behaviour not so different from ours.
Fascinating Fungi
Oct 5, 2022 | | Notes from the WildFall is the perfect time to get down low and take a closer peek at the stunningly diverse and complex organisms that are fungi
Pit by Pit
Sep 20, 2022 |As another battle over aggregate mining gears up in Cataract, the question remains: how do we balance our voracious demand for aggregates with the rights of local citizens and nature?
A Walk in The Hills
Sep 20, 2022 | | LeisureThe illustrator behind The Sweetgrass Chronicles series turns his attention to the hills of Mulmur.
Where The Wild Things Are
Sep 20, 2022 | | CommunityWhat the leaders, students and parents of local outdoor school programs want us to know about the power of outdoor learning.
Transforming Turf into a Meadow Ecosystem
Sep 12, 2022 | | Notes from the WildFrom a swath of turf grass came a thriving meadow ecosystem full of wild flowers, pollinators and biodiversity.
Bats Aided by Citizen Scientists
Aug 8, 2022 | | Notes from the WildBats hunt with their astonishing echolocating ability, sending out pulses of sound and then “reading” the returning echoes for the shape signatures of potential prey.
Who Pollinates Michigan Lilies?
Jul 14, 2022 | | Notes from the WildCould the answer to my pollination puzzle be butterfly wings?
Starstruck
Jun 24, 2022 |From a small observatory in a Belfountain backyard, the heavens are revealed.
Water Works
Jun 24, 2022 | | Back IssuesRural life means getting your water from a well. But do you know how your system operates and how to keep it healthy?
Movers and Shakers: River Chub
Jun 7, 2022 | | Notes from the WildThe breeders and the egg stealers make a river chub nest a happening place in springtime.
Calvin the Salamander Returns!
May 10, 2022 | | Notes from the WildCalvin and his kin depend on two things for their survival: forest and fishless ponds.