HDT Team
May 1, 20205 min
Spring Birding for Conservation
Looking for something to keep you busy? Birding is the perfect activity to enjoy while social distancing and your observations can help...
HDT Team
May 30, 20182 min
2018 T-Shirt Design Contest
During the summer, Happy Dancing Turtle offers four weeks of Eco Camp, week-long environmental day camps, for Pre-K through 6th grade...
HDT Team
May 14, 20183 min
Nature Notes: Birding Bonanza in the Driftless Region
The Trempealeau Hotel, a quintessential restaurant of the Driftless Region located in a historic building from the 1880s. It is one of...
HDT Team
Mar 11, 20184 min
Nature Notes: Territorial Tunes
I spent the first “spring heat wave” of March exploring the backwaters of the Mississippi River in the Trempealeau Wildlife Refuge. Down...
HDT Team
Mar 24, 20173 min
Nature Notes: Singing Sandhills
Last weekend I took a road trip to south-central Nebraska to try to catch a glimpse of the migrating Sandhill cranes, a task I thought...
HDT Team
Nov 30, 20165 min
Nature Notes: Caching Chickadees
As winter approaches, we are seeing many changes in our bird populations. Some birds, like robins, have formed large flocks and are...
HDT Team
May 2, 20163 min
The 30×30 Challenge!
Click here to view the full size. This month, many of the Happy Dancing Turtle staff have agreed to participate in the 30×30 Workplace...
HDT Team
Mar 11, 20163 min
Nature Notes: Water Awakening
March, in the minds of many, marks the arrival of spring. Locations all across the US have shattered record highs this week, with the...