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It was a beautiful day in the forest and the NE Trails are stunning right now. Great fall colors and the trails are dry and easily hikeable.
All the MIWP trails are in terrific condition, well marked, mowed, cleared and the fall colors are blooming.
Read MoreIt was a perfect day after the rain for mushroom foraging on the North End of Madeline! Expert Samantha Dobson guided the hike. 46 people attended the hike — kids of all ages tromping thru the woods!
Read MoreDr. Tom Fitz as always was delightfully informative at this Wednesday evening lecture at the museum sponsored by MIWP!
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Read MoreOur Wednesday Evening Lecture at the Museum — Coastal Dynamics of Madeline Island — was very well attended and very informative! Click Read More to see pictures of some of the slides from the presentation...
Read MoreWe followed Florantha from a New England childhood, to early La Pointe missionary’s wife, around Cape Horn to gold rush California and the peaks of the Sierra Nevada., to Italy, etc. etc… We learned about the adventures of her children, and several other notorious and/or talented descendants, including a Nobel Prize winner! Another great Mackreth presentation! Click Read More to see pictures and short video clips for a taste of the fun!
Read MoreBoth shows were such fun! What great presentations! The children and adults loved the shows! Click Read More to see a few pictures, videos, and Facebook posts from the event…
Read MoreWhat a fun presentation! We learned a lot about foxes, coyotes and wolves from the delightful Jane Weber!
Photo: Holding up cutouts to show relative sizes of fox, coyote and wolf.
We had a fun time catching up with friends, enjoyed a yummy spread — and listened to a very interesting presentation by Peter Annin re his most recent book, Purified, How Recycled Sewage is Transforming Our Water Systems! Click the image to see video and photos from the event…
Read MoreForest health experts are predicting another outbreak year of spongy moth in the region…
What can I do to protect my trees? Property owners who want to act against spongy moth defoliation can…
Peter J. Wasson pwasson@ashlanddailypress.net, Dec 6, 2023
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Scientists at Northland College have documented perhaps the first American marten on Madeline Island in more than a century.
The Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve is a non-profit land trust dedicated to the protection and preservation of natural areas on Madeline Island. The nature preserve lands are open to the public for hiking, skiing, berry-picking and hunting. MIWP is committed to education and advocacy — each summer we sponsor field trips and evening programs. Madeline Island is adjacent to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore on the South Shore of Lake Superior in Wisconsin.
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