Madison Town Column: Library to host 'Returning North with the Spring' April 30

Little by little, the sun has chipped away at the ice on Madison’s lakes and ponds, and the local wildlife has started to stir. Avid hikers and ones suffering from intense cabin fever have also emerged even with the temperature gauges moving up and down, similar to that of a heart monitor, and have begun to note the bear tracks they’ve seen in the remaining woodland snow.

Over the last few years, I’ve been made aware of such de-hibernation when the bird feeder is removed and its contents and debris are strewn about the yard.