by Blog Contributor | Oct 9, 2015 | I Heart Wisconsin
Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day XII: I’ll start with the ending of the day. I pulled up on the right side of the Wisconsin River at the site of Aldo Leopold’s shack. What an inspiration to be coming down this river that he was so familiar with, with eagles flying overhead, with […]
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by Caitlin Williamson | Oct 9, 2015 | I Heart Wisconsin
By Lisa Charron, Natural Resources Foundation All my life, I’ve walked through the woods and imagined what it would have been like to do so long ago. What would a Winnebago Native American see from atop this hill? What potential did Wisconsin’s first fur traders see in this stream or that lake? Richard D. Durbin, […]
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by Blog Contributor | Oct 8, 2015 | I Heart Wisconsin
Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day XI: Day XI transcribed: This is the Oct. 7 blog for day 11 on the river. I first wanted to start out answering a few questions people have asked. One is about if my boat is still leaking–it is. When I was in Point, my boat was […]
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by Blog Contributor | Oct 7, 2015 | I Heart Wisconsin
Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day X: Day X transcribed: This is the blog for Oct. 6, day 10, in Stevens Point. A couple of weeks ago when I was talking about this trip with Tracy Hames at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association, Tracy hatched an idea that ended up being an incredible experience […]
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by Blog Contributor | Oct 6, 2015 | Lands & Waters
By Tracy Hames, Executive Director of Wisconsin Wetlands Association As executive director for Wisconsin Wetlands Association, I have had the chance to visit hundreds of beautiful wetlands across our state. And while I love every Wisconsin wetland, it’s especially fun to visit rare wetland types like Chiwaukee Prairie along the Lake Michigan shore in southeast […]
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