It’s Our Fox River Day – A Watershed-Wide Celebration
On Saturday, September 21, Friends of the Fox River will coordinate the first river-length event on the entire Fox River from Waukesha,... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Cats Named Bob
By Jack MacRae Our bobcats are busy. February means females are looking for houses and males are looking for females. Bobcats den... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Voley Moley!
By Furry Jack MacRae Voles live fast and die young. There are millions of these mousy rodents in our grassy neighborhoods throughout the... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Season of the Witch
By Jack MacRae Witch Hazel was one of my least favorite Looney Toons characters. She wasn’t a deep thinker like Foghorn Leghorn or... Read More
The Seasons of the Fox River
By Gary Swick Personally, I love living in a region that has distinct seasons. Walking ankle to waist deep in a stream... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Nighthawks
By Jack MacRae The nighthawks are dining. They appear at dusk in our October skies, swooping, darting and snatching bugs in their big... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Cute Baby Snakes
By Jack MacRae 20th century scientific research into Kindchenschema showed that humans consider baby animals as inherently cute. It has something to... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Stonerollers and violets
By Jack MacRae and Gary Mechanic Rolling in the River Their name might make them sound like they’re Mick Jagger groupies, but... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Do Birds Poop in the Woods?
by Jack MacRae Most birds do their best to maintain a tidy nest. Removing eggshells, stray feathers, and bits of food is serious business... Read More
Meet Your Neighbors: Crust Fungus Among Us
by Crusty Jack MacRae There are not too many forms of fungus you can spot from 60 yards away. But the next time... Read More