Photo of the Day: Red Hawk (& Talons!)

Fermilab employee Gordon Koizumi writes, "It isn't hard to imagine that a red tail hawk has some of the genes that a distant relative such as the velociraptor had when I look at raptor talons.  Attached is an amateur photo taken on the 9th [of September] when the red tail hawk was perched on the ledge on WH13W [Wilson Hall's 13th floor, west side].  If I was a rodent I would have nightmares about those talons. . . ."

Photo of the Day: Herons

Fermilab employee Gordon Koizumi photographed a green hero (above) & a night heron (below), though he says the green heron isn't green, but is a bit shy. 

Coming Soon: Prairie Harvests

The annual volunteer prairie harvests are scheduled for Saturday, October 1 and Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.  Both harvests will take place in Fermilab's Main Ring prairie, with a hot dog lunch for all participants!

Photo of the Day: Early Fall Colors

from Fermilab employee Gordon Koizumi:

Thank you to our 3rd Thursday Volunteers!

Many thanks to our Third Thursday Volunteers who helped clean-up the Fermilab site throughout the summer!  We appreciate your efforts - and your enthusiasm.  See you next summer!

Fermilab employee Gordon Koizumi captured this image during the August clean-up.  Thanks Gordon!

September / October Newsletter

The Fermilab Natural Areas' September/October newsletter is now available online!  Read all about summer activities, our upcoming fall prairie harvests, FNA's new relationship with Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership and the Chicago area STEW map.

New Trail adds mileage/diversity to Fermilab Natural Areas

Please enjoy the newest trail through restored oak-hickory savanna. This trail will be available year round for birdwatching, cross-country skiing, hiking, etc. Please enjoy and bring a friend! 



September Desktop Calendar

Enjoy scenes of Fermilab's natural areas on your computer desktop! Here are instructions for downloading & installing the September 2011 calendar pictured below onto your computer:

1. Click the image above to open in a new browser window (or tab).
2. Right-click (or ctrl-click for some Mac users) on the image, and chose the option that says, "Set Picture as", (or similar words; the exact wording will depend on your internet browser) and save to your desktop. On your desktop, right click “Properties” and select the “Desktop” tab. Click “Browse” and navigate to the saved image on your desktop. Select it & click “Open.” On the “Display Properties” dialogue box, click “OK.”

3. If the image does not fit your desktop background neatly, you may have to go to your preference screen (on a Mac: System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop; or on Windows: Control Panel > Display > Desktop) and choose "Fit to screen" as the display mode of your background image.

FNA will make a new desktop calendar available each month. If you'd like to share photographs for future calendars or the FNA newsletter, send us a note at fermilabnaturalareas@gmail.com.