The Newport Wilderness Society and the people of Wisconsin lost a good friend and benefactor last week with the passing of Dr. G. Leonard Apfelbach.
Monthly Archives: June 2020
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Newport Naturalist Beth Bartoli takes us out to check on a known Black-capped Chickadee nest box. This is their second attempt at nesting after their first nest was apparently destroyed by a predator. Let’s see how they are doing… Part 1 Part 2 Beth began filming these short videos during […]
Beth Bartoli, Newport State Park Naturalist, takes us out to find Dwarf Lake Iris that are in bloom in and around the park. It requires very specific habitat to grow and is confined to the northern Great Lakes shoreline in Wisconsin and Michigan. It is listed as a threatened species, […]
Park Naturalist Beth Bartoli has been taking us along on her weekly check of bluebird nest boxes as part of the monitoring data that she collects for BRAW (Bluebird Restoration in Wisconsin). Let’s see what’s happening in box 3.14 this week. Cover photo: Male Eastern Bluebird bringing food to nestlings […]