Lydick Bog Garage Painting & Restoration
Help us give a fresh coat of paint to the old barn at Lydick Bog Nature Preserve!
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Birding the Shirley Heinze Nature Preserves in Lake County
Learn about the best times and places to birdwatch in Lake County!
Snowy Scenes: Mink Monitoring Part 4
By: Jim Haniford Well, here we are. It’s the fourth blog already. Hard to believe it’s been over a month since I started sharing these experiences with you. They’re the field notes of our ongoing campaign to monitor the American mink along a tributary of Salt Creek that snakes its way through Meadowbrook Nature Preserve. …
Monitoring the American Mink: Part 1
By: Jim Haniford A few scattered reports have come in from around the preserve about a small, furry creature, glimpsed for just a matter of seconds in each instance. One staff member saw it run out from the tall grass as she approached on a riding mower. Another encountered it running up a trail in …
The Gem of Chicago Wilderness: Restoration of the Greatest Ecological Region of the U. S.
Learn about the ecological splendor of our area, how that great diversity came to be, and how restoration efforts by any and everyone can solidify our ecological gem!
Climate Watch: Monitoring Changes in Bird Populations
National Audubon’s Climate Watch Surveys allows birders to contribute their sightings to studies of how birds are responding to climate change.
Amphibians and Reptiles of Northwest Indiana
Join us for a discussion of the various habitats of Northwest Indiana and the reptiles and amphibians that live there.
Drama on Damon Run: Mink Monitoring Part 3
This story is part of an ongoing wildlife monitoring project along a tributary of Salt Creek, Damon Run, that meanders through Meadowbrook Nature Preserve. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 to catch up! By: Jim Haniford Nothing prepared me for winter through the lens of the trail camera. Once Sarah fine-tuned its sensitivity, …
Monitoring the American Mink: Part 2
By: Jim Haniford As I mentioned in my first blog entry, we are in search of the American Mink (Neovison vison). In case you missed it, I wrote about a few random encounters that led to the initiation of a creekside monitoring project, enlisting the use of a trail cam in order to capture this …
Climate Crisis Impacts in Northwest Indiana
Join in this webinar that will discuss the myriad of environmental changes occurring here in our own back yards due to global climate change.