by William Quackenbush, Eric Carson | Aug 27, 2023 | Videos
The Driftless Area of southwest Wisconsin contains many geological gems. From rocks that tell the story of the ancient, shallow tropical sea that once covered the area to the stunning rock formations that make up the Wisconsin Dells On August 27 at Trempeleau National...
by Nickolas Butler | Oct 28, 2021 | Magazine Article
One of the most influential conservationists working today in Wisconsin doesn’t keep an office at any of the state’s fine colleges or universities, nor is he employed by the Department of Natural Resources or any other government body. Oftentimes, especially around...
by Chuck Stebelton, Cathy Cunningham | Feb 13, 2019 | Magazine Article
Leap. It’s a word that artist and amateur naturalist Gaylord Schanilec uses frequently. In fact, Schanilec lives by the leap, often choosing artistic projects that require him to leap, both technically and conceptually. This drive to explore something unknown to him,...
by Jon Lee, Keefe Keeley | Feb 13, 2019 | Magazine Article
People often recount the floods in living memory. As a child, I heard about the Kickapoo River flood of 1978, after which Soldiers Grove—the town just north of where I grew up—moved to higher ground; homes, businesses, and about 600 people were relocated off of the...
by Eric Carson | Aug 2, 2018 | Magazine Article
People tend to see a river as an immutable part of the landscape. We notice the changes that happen on a monthly and seasonal basis: the effects of spring snowmelt and summer drought and the rise and fall of intermittent floods. But we generally accept the notion that...
