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The Winter Solstice and Nature’s Cycles

December 21, 2017

Back in 1973, when designing our house, I needed to know seasonal sun angles in order to optimize winter heat... Read More →

December 18, 2017

Imagine you are a tiny pollinator, buzzing around a preserve. You are a lucky bee, for there are plenty of... Read More →

December 14, 2017

The holidays often find us sitting around, idling on the tarmac at O’Hare, grounded in Bali because the volcano erupted,... Read More →

December 11, 2017

As Bur Oak Land Trust looks forward to it’s 40th year protecting and conserving the natural areas in and around... Read More →

December 7, 2017

Is it possible for nature to create fossils from creatures as frail and fragile as butterflies? While it doesn’t happen... Read More →

December 4, 2017

These words are first attributed to barbed wire salesman John Warne Gates on the square in front of the Alamo,... Read More →

November 30, 2017

One winter when I was a child, I opened up some cocoons to see how a caterpillar turned into a... Read More →

November 28, 2017

I step out onto the patio and quickly don my boots and outer garments in the chilly November air. Armored... Read More →

November 23, 2017

If you are thinking about planting a native woodland of oaks, hickories, black walnut, and their associates, consider including some... Read More →

November 20, 2017

This time of year is when I reacquaint myself with all my botanical friends in their winter repose. Having cast... Read More →