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How Plants Survive the Winter: Adaptations & Damage

If you’re reading from Wisconsin, you’ve very likely felt the chill in the air this autumn and seen the colors of tree leaves transform from a sea of green into a brilliant portrait of reds, golds and browns. While the fall is a great time

Curriculum

Field Trip Curriculum Nurture the Roots in Your Classroom Guided field trips are linked to the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards.  Updated lesson plans and pre/post activities coming this spring! General Guided Field Trip All Ages Take students through the Garden to explore plants and nature.

Grasshoppers Hop to the Rescue!

Grasshoppers can get a pretty bad rap in the agricultural world. While they can do significant damage to farmers’ crops, without the help from grasshoppers our ecosystem wouldn’t be able to properly function. Grasshoppers play a critical role in the environment. They make a safer

6 “Black Sheep” Pollinators You Should Get to Know

With the popularity of No Mow May, I’m sure you’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about bees and how we can help them. After all, they do play a huge role in maintaining our plant biodiversity, and getting food on the table. However, bees

5 Things to Look for Outside This Winter

When the snow falls every winter, it seems to envelope everything in whiteness. A fresh snowfall is elegant — transforming branches, trees and the ground that we stand on into a wonderland. But the snow’s ability to shed new light on nature’s already present beauty

Meet New Members of Our Garden Team: Summer Edition

Summer means lots happening at the Garden, including bringing on new team members and seasonal staff! Read on to meet new (and some returning!) members of our Garden Team: Education Sara Rabas Community Education Specialist What field are you coming from? I recently completed my

Wisconsin’s Niagara Escarpment

Wisconsin’s landscape looks drastically different throughout the state. As you wander towards Lake Michigan, you may find some steep stone drops and cliffs, a stark contrast to the rolling hills of central Wisconsin. Well, you may have just stumbled upon an ancient geological formation, the

Soaking up the Sun: The Western Painted Turtle

During rural Wisconsin summers, turtles are hard to miss. Whether they’re sitting out on a log in a lake or accidentally finding their way into your backyard, they have their few months of glory and then disappear. So, who are these mysterious critters anyway? Well,

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