Downer Woods: A connection to nature at UWM

LRS 2023 alum Nathaniel Wurzer has authored a story about Downer Woods with photographer Eddee Daniel for The Natural Realm. Nathaniel is also a co-founder of the Mycological Society at UW-Milwaukee.

“To the Mycological Society at UWM, Downer Woods represents nature close to home. It is a piece of somewhat disturbed woods that contains old oak trees—likely relicts of the indigenous influence on the landscape. This is no exaggeration; some individuals within Downer Woods have been estimated to have started growing in the late 1700’s*. 

… “The Mycological Society at UWM is grateful to have connection with Downer Woods, which has been an ideal location for accomplishing our mission of education and building relationships between nature and humans. We exist to cultivate a community of fungal education and celebration. The Downer Woods is a place where we can look for fungi species, observe the habitat around us, and learn about the entangled relationships of beings in the local ecosystem. This interest helps people to understand what is going on in the nature where they live, where their place is, and to look closer at their surroundings.”

Read the full article here.

Client Weed Out! Racine, LRS alum Rielly Heintz, LRS co-founder Dan Collins, and LRS alum Nathaniel Wurzer, in March.