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17 May 2022

Woodlands Nature Station Picks Up a “6-Pack”

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By John Pollpeter Exciting news for the Woodlands Nature Station as staff welcomed five little squiggly red wolf puppies in the small wolf den on April 26, 2022. There was some suspicion as Ember, the four-year-old mother, started to show signs of pregnancy a few days prior, which can be difficult to tell until parturition. Jasper, the 75-pound, 13-year-old male, also started to show protective behaviors and began delivering food to Ember, which are telltale signs of upcoming pups. Once these changes were noticed, staff whirled into puppy mode, checking the dens twice a day, setting them up with soft…

20 Dec 2017

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Reel Back in Time

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Sometimes forgotten is the history of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers and how they influenced not only the economic welfare of the area but the development of recreation activities including sport fishing. This Homeplace 1850s apprentice is an avid sportsman and has added his passion and knowledge of sport fishing to the Homeplace 1850s historical research and program files. Before the impoundment of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers, fishing was just as popular and leisurely of a pastime as it is today. Anglers all across the country, especially in the Between the Rivers area, indulged in the challenge of fooling…

26 Apr 2017

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New Bobcat at Woodlands Nature Station

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The Woodlands Nature Station is happy to announce a new, frisky resident in our bobcat enclosure. The Nature Station is a permanent, educational home to several species of native wildlife who cannot be released into the wild due to injury or imprinting-- being too comfortable around humans. A Bobcat Story The 10-month old bobcat made Nature Station his home on March 20, 2017. He was hit by a car as a young, 8-week old kitten and suffered back leg trauma. Caring individuals took him to Walden's Puddle Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Joelton, TN. Walden's Puddle staff successfully repaired his leg…

20 May 2016

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Visitors from a World Away

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Submitted by Joshua Frye, Public Affairs Specialist Over 1.5 million people come to Land Between the Lakes in a given year. While our location in western Kentucky and Tennessee makes it ideal for many Americans to visit, I was surprised to find out just how far people travel to get here thanks to Regina Mitcheson. Regina kept track of visitor’s origins for an entire season in her black composition notebook. She works at the Woodlands Nature Station with Friends of Land Between The Lakes. I drove up to speak with her and get her perspectives. Regina told me she maintained…

10 Oct 2014

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A Day in the Life…Elk & Bison Prairie

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Submitted by Curtis Fowler, Range Technician at Land Between The Lakes This is one day in the life of the critters who call the Elk & Bison Prairie home at Land Between The Lakes. They are becoming more active now that the weather is cooling off. Our Bugle Corps members volunteer to help watch the herds and make sure all is well. Ray Stainfield, a long time Bugle Corps member, has a knack for getting some great shots. Thanks Ray! For more information about Volunteering at Land Between The Lakes, visit www.friendsoflbl.org or call 270-924-2007. Last Thursday this group of…

07 Oct 2014

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Home Cooking with the Homeplace Cookbook

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Submitted by Brian Truskey, Apprentice at Land Between The Lakes By popular demand, the Homeplace gathered all their recipes saved throughout the years. The staff then... Tested the recipes, Adapted the ingredients to today's language, and Compiled them in to one cookbook of our favorite recipes The Homeplace History and Receipt Book covers the history, folklore and delicious recipes that would be seen on an upper southern farm a decade before the civil war. Many of the recipes have been handed down through the generations. Look for The Homeplace History and Receipt Book in our gift shops and online. All proceeds go…

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