by Friends of Hackmatack | May 4, 2022 | Learn the Science of Hackmatack
What can you find on the Refuge? This list is a sampling of the many native species found in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Have you spotted something? Send us a note, or share a photo and we will post it on our social media. Come back to this page to see... 
by Susan Sander | Apr 18, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Time to celebrate wild Flora! Winds are stripping maples of magenta flower dots from their branches; in the not-yet-shade areas, bloodroot is my first blooming wildflower. Alas, it’s been the non-native bulbs that are getting my hopes up about spring. On closer... 
by Friends of Hackmatack | Apr 24, 2013 | Learn the Science of Hackmatack
The bi-state area of southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois is not the first choice of most people when they think about where to find rare natural communities or endangered species poised on the very precipice of survival. But in fact, this region contains...