Join Jody Kuchar at Neustadter Nature Center at Collins Marsh for the first Print Making Workshop! Dry Point printing is an old technique often called Intaglio. Intaglio printing is the opposite of relief printing, in that the printing is done from ink that is below the surface of the plate. The design is cut, scratched, or etched […]

Join us Sunday, November 7th, 2021 (12-3pm) for a Fundraising Event at Collins Marsh to raise money for the purchase of an electric golf cart to assist people with mobility issues on our trails. See details at the bottom of this page. Join in the fun as we… 12:00 – 3:00pm Grill Brats and Hamburgers […]

This is the first time I have ever discovered a honey bee – there were at least 10 – in November gathering pollen on an aster. It has been a warm week. Pollen is the main source of food for bees and it is very high in protein. During the cold winter months, bees eat […]

Before we begin this story… We would like to thank Tim and Tom Lefeber who volunteered to dismantle the old nature center building. We are so very grateful for what they did. The time they spent, their labor, their equipment, and their humor is something we will not forget! THANK YOU! The Old Nature Center […]

Last week, over 30,000 bees were relocated from the old nature center! In mid-summer, someone noticed bees flying into the wall of the old nature center at the roof line. The old nature center was scheduled to be removed, and we wanted to save the bees. We owe a BIG thanks to Gary Sydow and […]