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Posts Tagged ‘insects’
What’s Happening: Hexagons & Monarch Tagging
Looking at the array of programs at Crossroads this week, we begin to see patterns… repeating patterns… of hexagons. If we are “looking,” we are seeing thanks to hexagons because…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Regular Programs & New Offerings
Crossroads at Big Creek will be a busy place this August with some regular programs, some new offerings, and some programs back by popular demand. And this week, all programs…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Fossils & Fantastic Flyers
The Thursday evening “Restoration for Landowners” program will be an Introduction to the Door County Invasive Species Team and Door County Soil and Water. Tim Dahl and Jason Miller will discuss…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Open Land
By planting and maintaining an open land, one is contributing to the food web. Green plants capture the energy of the Sun and convert it to food. That energy is passed…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Restoring and Managing Natural Resources
Ever since (a quarter century ago), we acquired a weed-filled abandoned orchard, Crossroads at Big Creek has been involved in restoration. Admittedly, we have made mistakes along the way, but…
Read MoreWhat’s Happening: Celebrate Red, White, and Blue with Crossroads
Although the Collins Learning Center will be closed on Independence Day, our trails (like always) will still be open all day, every day, so on Thursday, holiday hikers may see…
Read MoreLooking Ahead: Gathering In
While regularly scheduled classes and activities are taking place at Crossroads this week, it almost seems like a pause. We are done with the frenzy of the growing season and…
Read MoreLooking Ahead: Leaf Litter & Leaf Cover
At Crossroads, we are observing the plants and animals as they make their final preparations for winter, and we humans are preparing for the snowy season as well. But fall landscape work…
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