Great Lakes

iNaturalist is a great app and an online naturalist community, available for free at your smartphone store. iNaturalist allows you to quickly record your observation of anything that's ever lived (plants, animals, insects, cones, tracks, etc).

By Nichole Henger, Forestry Program Coordinator for the St. Croix River Assocation

Women Owning Woodlands | Southeast Ohio

Join us as Jarel Bartig, USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Dave Apsley, OSU Extension, provide insight on the importance of oaks to our ecosystem, the threats facing our oak-dominated forests, and the efforts of the Ohio Interagency Team through the Hocking Plateau Shared Stewardship project to sustain this valuable resource.

All are welcome! Please let us know if any special accommodations are needed.

Please join the St. Croix River Association and the UW-Madison Extension, Natural Resources Education Program on the morning of Saturday, August 22 from 9:30-11:30 AM for a casual and educational paddle at Clear Lake Park and Campground!

Jumping worms: Big Trouble

This year's City Nature Challenge is for everyone in Minnesota thanks to COVID-19. Check it out! 

It’s important to remember that wildfire season will not be cancelled, even in the time of a global pandemic. Here are some steps you can take to mitigate the risk before the fire happens.

Women's Hands-on Tool Sharpening and Maintenance Workshop

Date:                    Saturday, March 7, 2020Time:                    9:45 a.m.—Check-in and Refreshments

                             10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.—Workshop

Location:             REI, 750 W American Blvd W, Bloomington, MN 55420, Community RoomCost:                     $20/person, pay at the door with cash or check only.Registration:      Pre-registration required by Thursday, March 5.  

Last week, I listened to an audio book from my local library titled, The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, & Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, best-selling authors of The Confidence Code.

This book is written for teens and pre-teen girls, but it is also written for moms and other superhero women who remember the struggles of their own teen years and want to support the girls in their lives. I even found some take-home lessons for myself as a grown-up, confident woman.

Have you ever noticed a beautify wooden piece at the antique store or craft fair and wondered, "What kind of wood it this that?" I'm the lady that regularly walks into a house and checks out the floors to see if they’re oak, maple or hickory. I love wood and I enjoy the challenge of trying to figure-out what types of wood are in the world around me. 

Women Owning Woodlands

At the Michigan Forest Association – Michigan Tree Farm Annual Forest Celebration