natural connections

exploring northwoods nature through science and your senses

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Spring Explodes in the Northwoods

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In just the last week or two, new life has exploded in the Northwoods. To my brain, it feels like a burst of fireworks. Instead of embers sp...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Balsam Poplar: Tree of the Far North

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We were supposed to be focused on birds as the group walked along the gravel road north of Grandview, but in the damp air I smelled somethin...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

A Prairie-Dweller Moves North

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The birds were quiet, but a tangle of dead trees squeaked and chirped in damp gusts as we hiked back from High Falls in Tettegouche State Pa...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

The Trill of a Pine Warbler

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On a cool morning in mid-April, two friends and I ambled down a gravel road toward their family cabin. What we’d planned as a quick drive to...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

A Torrent of Mis-Named Birds

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The tannin-stained waters of the Cascade River churned frothily into the cold, blue waters of Lake Superior. Upstream, impressive torrents o...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

A Shorebird in the Forest

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A small strip of open water reflected the blazing sunset sky. Although my partner and I dug our toes into a sand beach at the Day Lake Recre...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Heron's Plan

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Turkey vultures and black vultures circled above the trees. As expected, I’d spotted my first turkey vulture of the year the day after I wro...
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