Also of Interest
Save Bell Bowl Prairie
"Midfield Air Cargo Development plan for Chicago Rockford International Airport calls for the near total destruction of Bell Bowl Prairie, a high quality prairie in northern Illinois."
Blog Cassi Saari
"You Can Take Action to Save Bell Bowl Prairie"
Natrural Land Institute
Deer Outside the Garden
Thomas Christopher of Growing Greener interviewed forest steward Adrian Ayres Fisher about her blog post about deer impact on ecosystems. Hint: it ain't necessarily good. Growing Greener
"Republican bill would allow sandhill crane hunting in Wisconsin" Wisconsin Public Radio
"Many conservationists are concerned that Whooping Cranes could be accidentally mistaken for Sandhill Cranes during a legal hunt. In poor light or bad weather conditions, the silhouette of a Whooping Crane is nearly identical to that of a Sandhill Crane. Sandhill Cranes can cause considerable agricultural damage, but a regulated autumn hunt for Sandhill Cranes would not be an effective deterrent to cranes causing spring crop damage."
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
Butterfly Host Plants
Chicago Living Corridors and Chris Benda, The Illinois Botanizer, will inspire you to incorporate beautiful native plant species in the home landscape and identify host plants specific to certain butterflies and other insects. October 23. Virtual. Register at Barrington Library.
Contemporary Art and the Prairie
The Missouri Prairie Foundation and the Kansas City Art Institute offer three artists Keli Mashburn, Julie Farstad, and Erin Wiersma for a panel discussion focusing on the rich and nuanced significance the prairie has in our understanding of time, self and place. October 20, 4-5 PM Virtual (Zoom) Free. Register at the Missouri Prairie Foundation.
Repair Cafe in Oak Park
"Repair Cafe is part of an international movement that began in 2009 in Holland to limit the stuff that ends up in landfills. There are more than 1,000 repair cafes worldwide, with 23 in the United States. The repair success rate at all the cafes is 60 percent! The cafe does not turn down anyone and repairs don't cost a cent!"
Park District of Oak Park
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