For this Valentine's Day, let's send some love and help to an iconic species, whose rituals de l'amour have delighted Wisconsin birders for decades: the Greater Prairie Chicken.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
You may have read about the results of the Madison-area Christmas Bird Count in this recent blog post, but the Christmas Bird Count is much, much bigger! In south-central Wisconsin (inside Madison Audubon’s chapter boundaries) alone, nine CBC counts were held in 2021, led by great coordinators, populated by dedicated birders, and documented thousands of birds that we wanted to bring them all together into one place.
Photo by Monica Hall
It's déjà vu all over again, Yogi Berra was once reputed to say. So it always seems to be in Wisconsin conservation.
Starting with the bad side of déjà vu, please see all the following links for warnings and calls to action regarding Senate Bill 802 that would allow non-profit conservation organizations and local governments to sell land they had purchased for conservation and outdoor recreation with Stewardship dollars.
Photo by Monica Hall