Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust

05/31/2026

This week's Species Sunday observation is of a Spotted Cucumber Beetle, observed in Greenville, SC by Liz List (artsymominsc).

Would you like to be featured in our Species Sunday series? By joining our NEWLT Nautralists project on iNaturalist, you can share your observations of nature with the NEWLT community. All Species Sunday posts come form this project, and we need your contributions to continue. Click the link below to visit the project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/newlt-naturalists

05/30/2026

This week's Species Saturday observation is Golden Alexanders, observed at Wequiock Creek Natural Area by Keir Wefferling (keir1 on iNaturalist).

To see more observations of nature being made on NEWLT's public preserves, visit our iNaturalist project NEWLT Nature. You can add observations to this project as well by simply visiting any of our preserves and adding an observation on iNaturalist.

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/newlt-nature

05/26/2026

Join us on Friday, June 26 to explore Stroebe Island Marsh and search for aquatic macroinvertebrates! In addition to having fun connecting with nature, we will also be gathering useful information to help inform our management and protection of this valuable wetland.

This event is free and open to participants of all ages. Registration is available on our website:
https://newlt.org/events/whats-in-the-water/

05/24/2026

This week's Species Sunday observation is of a Painted Turtle, observed at Bubolz Nature Preserve in Appleton, WI by iNaturalist user peterk884.

By joining our NEWLT Nautralists project on iNaturalist, you can share your observations of nature with the NEWLT community. Click the link below to visit the project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/newlt-naturalists

05/23/2026

This week's Species Saturday observation is Common Coral Slime, observed at Wequiock Creek Natural Area by Matt Welter (matt227 on iNaturalist).

We often think of finding plants, animals, or fungi when we are out in nature. But Common Coral Slime (and other slime molds) don't belong in any of these three classifications. They are actually part of the grouping of protists (any eukaryotic organism that is not a plant, animal, or fungi).

To see more observations of nature being made on NEWLT's public preserves, visit our iNaturalist project NEWLT Nature. You can add observations to this project as well by simply visiting any of our preserves and adding an observation on iNaturalist.

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/newlt-nature

05/22/2026

Today, we are celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity! This is a day to bring awareness to the countless unique species that call Earth home and to the varied threats facing biodiversity on a local and global scale.

Here at NEWLT, we want to help our community connect with our local biodiversity, both on our protected preserves and throughout our larger region. This new sign will help enhance our efforts to engage our community in discovering and documenting biodiversity.

Thank you to Seeding Action (a program of the Association of Science and Technology Centers)
and iNaturalist.org for providing these signs, and thank you to our friends at Heckrodt Wetland Reserve for making us aware of this opportunity.

05/21/2026

The Community Waters Coalition is a community advisory committee working to be a bridge between the DNR and the community in and around the Green Bay Area of Concern. Our Conservation Engagement Specialist Paul is one member of this committee, along with other community members of varied professions and backgrounds.

You are invited to save the date for the CWC’s first public event, which will be an opportunity to learn more about ongoing management efforts and to help ensure that these efforts align with community needs.

See the link below to read more about the Community Waters Coalition

https://www.gbconservationpartners.org/community-advisory-committee/

We would like for you to join us at our event. Mark your calendar’s.

05/20/2026

From April 24-27, NEWLT joined with other local organizations in Northeast Wisconsin to participate in City Nature Challenge, a global event engaging communities in observing and documenting urban biodiversity.

Please enjoy this snapshot of Northeast Wisconsin's participation in City Nature Challenge and of what we were able to accomplish as part of a global community.

05/17/2026

This week's Species Sunday observation is of a Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel, observed at Mosquito Hill Nature Center in New London, WI by Paul List (paul998 on iNaturalist).

By joining our NEWLT Nautralists project on iNaturalist, you can share your observations of nature with the NEWLT community. Click the link below to visit the project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/newlt-naturalists