December 12th, 2023

From the  Wi. Conservation Hall of Fame; "Married in 1931, the Hamerstroms forged one of Wisconsin's most remarkable wildlife ecology teams. Research fellows under Aldo Leopold, the Hamerstroms became best known for their work with prairie chickens. " But before...

December 5th, 2023

This week a chapter from  My Double Life, Memoirs of a Naturalist by Fran Hamerstrom, one of my all time favorites of her writings.  Called "A Letter from my Mother-in-Law", we find her in the beginning of her life as a field...