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The Cranberry Tree wildlife birdcalls woodpecker bird | Wildlife | Monday April 06, 2009 | By Lesley

This winter I drove to work at the courthouse and was stunned to see this!   Large rectangular ovals with sawdust at the bottom of the tree trunk.   Is this man made or animal made? Scroll down to see.   This tree injury is...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife nrmanagement | Wildlife | Tuesday March 31, 2009 | By Lesley

We watched a video on the seven sisters early in the year. These WILL be asked about at the state competition so I thought today I would write them out. IMO, these questions will basically be "gimme answers" for the teams that study and learn...

The Cranberry Tree heron mouse wildlife stickleback | Wildlife | Tuesday February 17, 2009 | By Lesley

Bird of the Day: Great Blue Heron   Great Blue Heron is a wading bird and the largest bird in the heron family.   The bird primarily feeds on small fish and usually you see them feeding singularly instead of in groups.   In ND,...

The Cranberry Tree biodiversity biofuels wildlife | Biodiversity | Thursday February 12, 2009 | By Lesley

Biofuels, conservation, and wildlife protection, do these things go together?   Ethanol based on corn has been in the national spotlight for a couple years while now biomass based (or cellulosic) ethanol now has Washington’s attention.   Detractors...

The Cranberry Tree farming entomology wildlife ipm | Wildlife | Wednesday February 11, 2009 | By Lesley

Integrated pest management (IPM) refers to a way of thinking and a way of treating a “pest” in an environment.   Many times I talk about IPM when I talk about insects on crops.   Imagine an apple orchard and one worm is feeding on an apple.   ...

The Cranberry Tree prairie_dog wildlife mallard salmon | Wildlife | Tuesday February 10, 2009 | By Lesley

    Mallards are dabbling ducks (ducks that feed on the surface instead of diving in the water) and sporting birds. In western ND, mallards may live all year but in eastern ND, mallards are summer birds; here for just breeding.  ...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife quiz | Wildlife | Monday February 09, 2009 | By Lesley

Identify the animal that made this track: a.    Red Fox b.    Bobcat c.    Wolf d.    Domestic Cat Integrated Pest Management (IPM)...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife nrmanagement | Wildlife | Sunday February 08, 2009 | By Lesley

Wildlife managers track population trends to understand why a population is growing (like our deer population in 2c) or is decreasing (why the moose population rapidly declined in Walhalla).   In the case of moose, the devastating chronic wasting disease...

The Cranberry Tree fish wildlife biodiversity aquatics | Biodiversity | Saturday February 07, 2009 | By Lesley

The quote is from the film “Titanic” but Wisconsin is the subject of today’s blog.   More clearly, Wisconsin’s lakes like Lake Wissota in the film.   Researchers have looking back at ice records in Lake Mendota, a lake that borders Madison,...

The Cranberry Tree quiz wildlife | Wildlife | Friday February 06, 2009 | By Lesley

1. What two species populations are now recovering from the effects of DDT?   DDT is toxic to a wide range of animals in addition to insects. It is highly toxic to aquatic life, including crayfish , daphnids , sea shrimp and many...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife sunfish nrmanagement biodiversity | Biodiversity | Thursday February 05, 2009 | By Lesley

Yesterday’s fish, the green sunfish, is a very adaptive fish.   Clean water to turbid (definition: muddy as particles and sediment are stirred up) water, this fish can survive it.   This type of wildlife is considered a “generalist” species.  ...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife bird birdcalls mammal teal sunfish fish bat | Wildlife | Thursday February 05, 2009 | By Lesley

Bird of the Day: American Green-Winged Teal This small-billed dabbling duck can be found all of in ND; however, it most found in the prairie pothole and Turtle Mountain area.   This makes...

The Cranberry Tree wildlife quiz | Wildlife | Monday February 02, 2009 | By Lesley

Here is a quick quiz on wildlife.  An internet scavenger hunt will produce the answers.  The answers will be posted on Friday (after Thursday's practice).  1.   What two species populations are now recovering from the...