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This photo taken at Fox Island County Park during a recent winter shows a normal-colored female cardinal and a female cardinal with leucism, a lack of color pigment in some of her feathers. (From Cynthia Powers)   Volunteers go out on a day between Dec. 14 and Jan. 5 to count and identify all of the bird species they see and hear. The count has been taking place annually since 1900.   “The data collected by the CBC (Christmas Bird Count) participants over the past century ha

If you’ve been through a wetland or even been to Eagle Marsh lately and noticed a pile of sticks in the water, a lodge, or even a dam, you’ve more than likely found yourself some beaver evidence. As North America’s largest rodent, they do much more than chew on trees. Beavers are wetland engineers, create homes for wildlife, and their behavior and activities change throughout the seasons. Beavers Through the Year Spring When the ice melts, the work begins. Starting in the spr

Do you view the Earth as sacred? Or perhaps you see a relationship between social justice and environmental protection? Are humans morally responsible for taking care of the planet? Is our domination of Earth related to our domination of marginalized groups? How you answer these and similar questions comprises your environmental worldview. Your worldview leads to different perspectives on the solutions that should be pursued to protect wetlands.   Take this quiz and see which