Sugar maple, Wisconsin’s state tree, is another keystone plant that acts as a host plant for well over 200 caterpillar species. Interestingly, silver maple and box elder, also a member of the ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been using a herd of 50 to 60 of the animals for the last 10 years to help preserve native prairie plants in rural Crawford County, at the Hogback ...

Fortunately, many native ground cover plants provide an easy solution, outcompeting weeds and protecting soil health. From green mats of wild ginger to flowering carpets of purple poppy mallow, here ...

Species used must be native to Wisconsin, including plants, flowers, grasses, trees, shrubs and seeds. No cultivars or navitars can be used. All plants must be certified pesticide-free, ...

Five of the 13 milkweed plants native to Wisconsin are listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern, according to the DNR. A lost of native plant sales and native plants nurseries is ...

Turning your front yard into something other than a manicured greensward sounds like a bold new idea, even today. Imagine how it felt, in 1992, to see former lawns in Wisconsin that were already ...

Sara Hatleli's lake plant surveys are transforming how communities protect their waters. One woman's aquatic plant research is making a splash with lake groups across Wisconsin. Through Aquatic ...

Out of the 13 native milkweed species in Wisconsin, five are classified as endangered, threatened, or of special concern. In late fall, monarchs migrate south to Mexico, where they stay during ...

Wisconsin has 13 native milkweed species, five of which are listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern. Monarch butterflies rely on milkweed as the sole host plant for their eggs and ...