Wildlife

Loretta Strharsky

Aug 18, 20231 min read

Sunflowers

I don’t remember a fence being here

Loretta Strharsky

Jun 8, 20231 min read

A Grey Day

Poem by Loretta Strharsky

Loretta Strharsky

Feb 20, 20231 min read

Watching the River

A poem about a river in winter

Loretta Strharsky

Jan 26, 20231 min read

Fawn

Poem from Loretta

Bob Kihslinger

Jan 10, 20231 min read

Did You Know - January 2023

Talking points about Energy, Environment and Climate Change

Loretta Strharsky

May 11, 20221 min read

Poems of Spring

two spring poems

Loretta Strharsky

Mar 7, 20221 min read

Counting Robins

A poem about robins

Cherokee Marsh Regulates Water Flow to Yahara Lakes and Provides Habitat for Native Wildlife

Guest Blogger

Jun 10, 20212 min read

Cherokee Marsh Regulates Water Flow to Yahara Lakes and Provides Habitat for Native Wildlife

Various efforts to protect Cherokee Marsh continue.

Harry Strharsky

May 10, 20210 min read

May '21 Newsletter - Saving Wild Species

Our planet, as a sustainable ecosystem for biodiversity for myriad forms of animal and plant life, is in serious danger.

Oceanographers Continue to Sound the Global Warming Alarm

Guest Blogger

Apr 15, 20212 min read

Oceanographers Continue to Sound the Global Warming Alarm

14 year old talks about oceanographers around the world who believe that the Earth’s largest ecosystem, its oceans, are in danger.

As Wildlife Moves North, Will Driftless Landscapes Provide a Refuge from Climate Change?

Guest Blogger

Feb 6, 20212 min read

As Wildlife Moves North, Will Driftless Landscapes Provide a Refuge from Climate Change?

Here in the midwest, species commonly found in the southeast are now being seen around Wisconsin.

Loretta Strharsky

Feb 4, 20211 min read

Instructions

However, the sign dictates: Watch out for Mountain Lions

Alarming New Science Suggests Polar BearsCould Go Extinct in Our Lifetime

Guest Blogger

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Alarming New Science Suggests Polar BearsCould Go Extinct in Our Lifetime

Did you know scientists estimate that there are currently only 25,000 polar bears left in the world?

“Read this great 528-page report on how to solve the climate crisis!” Hell no!

Bob Kihslinger

Jan 4, 20214 min read

“Read this great 528-page report on how to solve the climate crisis!” Hell no!

There are all these lengthy reports on climate change. If you are like me, you want to know what’s in them but you don't want to read them.

PIKA: A Global Warming Indicator Species

Guy Turenne

Oct 24, 20203 min read

PIKA: A Global Warming Indicator Species

There are 30 species of Pika worldwide with two being found in North America. They once lived all across N. America and are now retreating.

Archie Adams

Oct 2, 20203 min read

How Climate Change Affects Alaska

The notable impact of climate change on Alaska is a red flag to all parts of the world

Guest Blogger

Sep 9, 20204 min read

I pick up cigarette butts

Small acts can create huge problems. Take the cigarette butt......

Ecosystems Are Not Bouncing Back from Droughts. This Is a New and Worrying Problem

Guest Blogger

Aug 20, 20202 min read

Ecosystems Are Not Bouncing Back from Droughts. This Is a New and Worrying Problem

Desteny Alvarez, age 15 and posted with the permission of the Simpson Street Free Press

Guest Blogger

Jul 10, 20201 min read

Sad Summer Days

Loretta Strharsky laments summer days that have lost their vitality and whither in the sun's relentless gaze.

Guest Blogger

Jun 14, 20202 min read

Foreign Phoebes

Birds out of place in this age of climate change.