Susan Juza, Fort Atkinson’s long-time curator and a passionate lover of history, wondered exactly who had lived there.
Author: Renae Blum
Man-Made Prairie-Chicken Lek Finds Success
The previous year, Leuenberger had set out to do something conservation professionals say is rare: creating a successful prairie-chicken lek on private property from scratch.
New Research on Eastern Redcedar
For decades, mechanical removal has been a key strategy to control eastern redcedar, an invasive species sweeping north across the Great Plains. But new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln indicates that this method isn’t as successful as previously expected.
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend Workshop
The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Weekend Workshop is a three-day event featuring a variety of outdoors skills workshops for women.
Halt Eastern Redcedar Invasion
Eastern redcedar populations are spreading north across the Great Plains, replacing natural grasslands and displacing wildlife.
Citizen Science
By Renae Blum Jessica Gieseke is a bumble bee-catching machine. She picks her way through a clump of goldenrod buzzing with flies and soldier beetles and spots her target. In one swift, graceful movement, Gieseke slides a vial along a stem, tips a bumble bee inside and caps the vial. […]