"Deer flies are the bane of summer here in the Northwoods and around the world. Only Iceland, Greenland, and Hawaii are safe. Just as the black flies become a distant memory and the mosquitoes are relegated to 'mosquito hour' in the evening, the deer flies start interfering with our beautiful, sunny days above 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
“'Oh!' I exclaimed happily, as a submerged plant caught my eye. Its thin, branching, bottle-brush leaves looked somewhat similar to coontail or even watermilfoil, but I knew better. 'Bladderwort!' I exclaimed. I’ve written about this carnivorous plant with yellow snapdragon-like flowers before," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
"The silhouettes of turkey vultures soaring above farm fields and highways kept me company recently on a long drive to Iowa. With snow still falling at home, these drab, brownish-black scavengers gave me hope that a new season is on its way however haltingly," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
"When Ryan Brady initiated a spring raptor count at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center (NGLVC) while a student at Northland College in 1999, his ornithology professor, Dick Verch, had never documented a golden eagle near Ashland, Wis.," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.