The brook trout fishing was splendid as usual this spring. The trout stream restoration projects have worked wonders for the trout habitat. Brookies need the coldest water of all trout and have responded positively to the restoration projects.
This March and April the boys came down from Sugar Camp and Rhinelander to work on stands. This is one of the new stands, with room for two, and sliding glass windows. Since then, we’ve retrofit two more gun stands with sliding windows. Update July 6, 2012 The last photo is the updated sliding window stand in the shelter belt.
New Deer Gun Stand
Sliding Windows
Turn up the volume, then click Turtle Creek to enjoy the sights and sounds of the running water during winter.
The oak savanna, prairie grass habitat is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. The Natural Resources Conversation Services (NRCS) implemented a seven acre burn at Turtle Creek, starting the process to improve this habitat, primarily for the Karner Blue Butterfly, an endangered species. After the burn, the area was planted with a warm season mix, like big bluestem, indian grass, cone flowers, and wild lupine. Lupine is the sole food plant for the Karner Blue Butterfly. When this seven acres takes hold, we’ll have habitat for the Karner Blue, along with increased bedding area for our deer.
Prairie Grass Burn
Karner Blue Habitat Improvement
