By Topf Wells
In sports, three is the magic number. The trifecta is one of the most lucrative bets you can win at the track, the triple play is the rarest defensive gem in baseball, and Ethan Happ became only the second Badger men’s basketball player to record a triple double. Our Jim Hess just entered the lofty realm of 3 in recognition of his great conservation work.
Our friends at the Prairie Enthusiasts just reported that Jim and Marci were honored by the Lafayette County Land Conservation Department with the Lafayette County Wildlife Habitat Development Award. Jim and Marci have spent many years and many dollars in restoring prairies and savannas at their home in Lafayette County, not far from Yellowstone State Park. The restoration has created perfect habitat for many, many Wisconsin critters, including grassland birds, raptors, pollinators, including an endangered bumblebee, and a host of mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
Earlier in the year, Jim was honored by the DNR as the Outstanding Wildlife Monitor of the Year and just a few weeks ago SWTU presented Jim our highest award. One! Two! Three!
Jim and Marci are a great team. Both bring tremendous knowledge and work ethics to restoration and Marci has become a superb prairie entomologist. SWTU has reaped the benefits of Jim’s knowledge, work, and love of wildlife in his work as our Conservation Committee Chair.
Jim has always been careful to plan projects and work days with all wildlife in mind, not just trout. His willingness to tackle invasive vegetation as part of our work days results in better habitat for a number of species. Jim and Marci’s good hearts motivate lots of their good work. Several of us remember a work day on Kittleson several years ago when a lovely but very sick kitten tottered toward us, seemingly out of nowhere and just missing a bald eagle who had been hunting in that area only a few minutes before. Jim and Marci took the kitten home and spent a lot of disposable income on vet care and then found her a good home.
Whether you’re a sick little cat or an endangered bumble bee or a momma kestrel looking for a perfectly placed nest box, you can’t do any better than Jim and Marci’s place. From SWTU, thanks Jim and Marci.
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Posted: December 5, 2018 by Drew Kasel
Jim and Marci Hess Hit the Trifecta
By Topf Wells
In sports, three is the magic number. The trifecta is one of the most lucrative bets you can win at the track, the triple play is the rarest defensive gem in baseball, and Ethan Happ became only the second Badger men’s basketball player to record a triple double. Our Jim Hess just entered the lofty realm of 3 in recognition of his great conservation work.
Our friends at the Prairie Enthusiasts just reported that Jim and Marci were honored by the Lafayette County Land Conservation Department with the Lafayette County Wildlife Habitat Development Award. Jim and Marci have spent many years and many dollars in restoring prairies and savannas at their home in Lafayette County, not far from Yellowstone State Park. The restoration has created perfect habitat for many, many Wisconsin critters, including grassland birds, raptors, pollinators, including an endangered bumblebee, and a host of mammals, amphibians, and reptiles.
Earlier in the year, Jim was honored by the DNR as the Outstanding Wildlife Monitor of the Year and just a few weeks ago SWTU presented Jim our highest award. One! Two! Three!
Jim and Marci are a great team. Both bring tremendous knowledge and work ethics to restoration and Marci has become a superb prairie entomologist. SWTU has reaped the benefits of Jim’s knowledge, work, and love of wildlife in his work as our Conservation Committee Chair.
Jim has always been careful to plan projects and work days with all wildlife in mind, not just trout. His willingness to tackle invasive vegetation as part of our work days results in better habitat for a number of species. Jim and Marci’s good hearts motivate lots of their good work. Several of us remember a work day on Kittleson several years ago when a lovely but very sick kitten tottered toward us, seemingly out of nowhere and just missing a bald eagle who had been hunting in that area only a few minutes before. Jim and Marci took the kitten home and spent a lot of disposable income on vet care and then found her a good home.
Whether you’re a sick little cat or an endangered bumble bee or a momma kestrel looking for a perfectly placed nest box, you can’t do any better than Jim and Marci’s place. From SWTU, thanks Jim and Marci.
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