A NATURAL MYSTERY
by KATE BALDWIN
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Ghost Pipe is a plant that lives underground eating fungi that grow on tree roots. It may look like a fungus, but it’s a plant whose ancestors became wholly parasitic and lost the ability to make chlorophyll. It only makes these above ground flowers to reproduce, and it’s pollinated by bumble bees. We have a lot of these our backyard!
Wisconsin: It's that time of year again!Vote in the annual WI DNR survey: dnr.wisconsin.gov/about/wcc/springhearingThis year has questions about nighttime hunting of bobcats and sending domestic hounds into the woods after wolves.You can fill out the survey now thru Wednesday, April 15th 2026 at 6pm.Personally, I have been going through the survey question by question like I do every year: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/143DIOpm5OZKA2RZ0iCeZElUPQ0AmSnvA0YFkEP_7Mb0/edit?usp=sharing
It rained and now suddenly there is gelatinous fungus everywhere! #naturelovers #fungus #Wisconsin #driftlesswisconsin
New foster orientation classes in February, for people in the greater Madison area who want to learn more about raising and releasing orphaned wildlife babies with Wisconsin WildCare.
Some Red-Tailed Hawks migrate, and some don’t. #Wisconsin #nature
