by Mike Reiter Polk County Naturalist On April 12th, my wife, Sally, and I attended an extremely interesting talk by Dr. John Lyons, Curator of

by Mike Reiter Polk County Naturalist      Wisconsin is home to 5 species of tree squirrels which include the gray, fox and red squirrels, plus

Porcupines By Mike Reiter Polk County Naturalist Of all the rodents in Wisconsin, one that sticks out, (sorry about the pun), and is the most

By Mike Reiter Polk County Naturalist The warmer weather we have experienced the last few days has really gotten folks into the springtime mood. Even

By Mike Reiter Polk County Naturalist The Wisconsin fisher is a large weasel-like animal with a pointed snout, small eyes and a bushy tail. It