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The Great White Trillium is blooming near the Shack! 🤍🤍🤍 As Trilliums age, they begin to turn slightly pink due to anthocyanins that act as antioxidants! This helps protect the tissue of the plant and assists in recovering nutrients.🩷 #PhenologyFriday #AldoLeopoldFoundation

"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." — Robert Swan 🦌🐍🌼 The Leopold community is a stronghold of doers, caretakers, educators, and friends. Thank you for your part in protecting and loving our planet! #AldoLeopoldFoundation

Ahh, beautiful prairie blooms… 🥰 Wait a minute―what's that mysterious thing trying to blend in with the flowers?? Stay tuned for the biggest drop of the year. #Phenology #PhenologyFriday #Calendar #ComingSoon

The Aldo Leopold Foundation will be closed to the public on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume regular open hours on Tuesday, May 27th, at 9 am.

HOT OFF THE PRESS! It's the 2026 Phenology Calendar!!! Get started with phenology or keep the tradition going strong―grab your calendars today. aldoleopold.org/store #Phenology #Calendar #Wildlife #Nature

What would Aldo, the first professor of wildlife ecology, have to say about current threats to the #EndangeredSpeciesAct? Senior Fellow Dr. Stan Temple outlines the history of endangered species protections in this new article for Wisconsin's Green Fire. wigreenfire.org/conservation-h…

"It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees." ― Wangarĩ Maathai, Kenyan Activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner 💚🌱🌳 #WednesdayWisdom

Penstemon grandiflorus is in bloom around the center! Its (strange) common name of "large beardtongue" comes from the tiny hairs on its stamen. #PhenologyFriday #Phenology #Wildflowers #NativePlants

Celebrating #NationalForestWeek with our partners at the National Forest Foundation! 🌲 There's nothing like those moments of communion with soils, waters, plants, and animals. #WhereWeComeAlive National Forest Fdn.

“When we walk, we naturally go to the fields and woods: what would become of us, if we walked only in a garden or a mall?” ―Henry David Thoreau This #NationalForestWeek, honor your natural instinct to stroll amongst the trees and meadows. 🥾🌲🐛 National Forest Fdn.

Join us for our annual BioBlitz event on Saturday, June 28 at the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo. Activities include nature journaling, butterfly and moss walks, and more! Learn more about this FREE event: mpm.edu/bioblitz/2025

Celebrating, honoring, and thanking all the father figures that instill a love of the land in their children. 📷: Left, Aldo and his father going for a picnic, ca. 1890s // Right, Aldo and his son Carl practicing archery, 1935. #FathersDay #DadDay #Dads #AldoLeopold

A #biodiversity bonanza is coming to Leopold Country! On June 27-28, for Milwaukee Public Museum 's 10th annual #BioBlitz, surveyors will explore our conservation area to catalog the diversity of species they can find here in JUST 24 hours. mpm.edu/bioblitz/2025

"Conservation is a cause that has no end. There is no point at which we will say our work is finished." — Rachel Carson It is such a robust ecological community we are part of. What a joy we are caretakers and partners in this family! 💓

It's the summer #solstice! This very special #PhenologyFriday marks the longest day (and shortest night) in the northern hemisphere, with the sun reaching its highest point in the sky. ☀️ DYK? Length of daylight is a key driver of animal and plant phenology.

We rebuild, with shovel and axe―and tiny brick!―what we are losing elsewhere… A recent young visitor was inspired by his trip to the Shack and built this miniature replica in Legos! He even included some of the Leopold pines and the fire pit! #Shack #Lego #AldoLeopold

Our 10th annual BioBlitz is THIS Saturday, June 28 at the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo! Activities start at 10 a.m. and include nature journaling, butterfly and moss walks, and more! Learn more about this FREE event: mpm.edu/bioblitz/2025

Got milk(weed)? The Asclepias genus is critical for monarch butterflies: it's the only plant where monarchs lay their eggs, and the only plant that their caterpillars feed on. The leaves are toxic, which makes caterpillars unpalatable to predators. #PhenologyFriday

"Just a small creature that does a small job quickly and well." ―Aldo Leopold Can you really call pollination a small job? For the bee, it's not a job at all! Pollination is an important by-product of the bee's true mission: the search for nectar. #WednesdayWisdom

Ever get lost in the prairie? Never fear! The Compass Plant is here! 🧭🌻 Silphium laciniatum, or chokahu, has roots that can extend to 10 feet below the surface, and can also grow up to 8-10 feet tall. Their leaves and flowers are also heliotropic! ☀️ #PhenologyFriday