Life is all about energy and reproduction. Organisms need to take in enough energy to grow, sustain their biological functions, and to successfully produce offspring. Activities that require higher levels of energy than can be replenished do not make biological sense. Too many choices like that will lead to the demise of the organism.
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I did a column for Wisconsin Outdoor News on bluebird nest boxes in early April.
At that time, we were planning to set out a few more boxes in locations that might be more conducive to bluebirds and less conducive to chickadees and tree frogs. A week later, my husband Stan and I went to Jay-Mar in Plover and purchased four very basic, locally built, wooden bluebird nest boxes. Stan had steel fence posts in inventory. We also made a stop to pick up some linseed oil, which is a recommended preservative for nest boxes.
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I started the 2024 turkey season by taking a youth hunter out on the Saturday morning of the youth season. He had a truncated opportunity for hunting due to the first baseball practice of his season. His dad is the coach, so attendance for them was mandatory.
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On April 2, the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point College of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Foundation invited faculty, staff, volunteers, and donors to a celebration to commemorate the completion of a $1 million endowment to support the future of a Wisconsin black bear research project that has been underway in the greater Clam Lake area for approximately five decades.
They asked me to provide a little bit of history on the project. So many old friends showed up in an April blizzard. This was a very emotional day for me. The following represent my remarks.
On March 7, my friend, Pat Empson, who lives near an orchard north of Traverse City, Mich., posted a great Facebook photo of an eastern bluebird perched on what looks like a piece of furniture in her yard. A week later, her local television station featured it in two of its newscasts.
“Wow!” I exclaimed, as I showed the photo to my husband, Stan. “This seems early. I guess we had better get our nest boxes cleaned out.”
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She was referring to the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, on Sanibel Island, Fla.
“You know me as your conservation president,” a mustached and bespectacled gentlemen in a khaki suit told a capacity crowd at the new pavilion at the Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Florida’s Sanibel Island. He had a subtle New York accent. The occasion was the kick-off of a president’s weekend celebration.
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It was another balmy winter day in central Wisconsin. After lunch, I loaded up my Airedale, Major, in the Jeep and headed out to enjoy some sunshine at the little cabin.
My plan was to start a fire in the woodstove to get the cabin warmed up a bit. There are some rotting log issues, and a contractor was coming to look at the project the next day. More on that in a future column.
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“Would you be a special guest chef and demo your turkey piccata recipe at our cooking class at the Food+Farm Exploration Center in Plover in January?
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