Brush Cutting Workdays

We need your help. Come out and directly improve habitat for wildlife. We are hosting weekly bush-cutting workdays on Mondays from 1-3 PM. Training, tools, ecology tips, and safety gear will be provided. Meet us on the west side of Fermilab in the parking lot of the Lederman Science Center.

Many thanks to Corona tools for their donation of hand saws and loppers to FNA to help with this effort.

Read more about this effort and the tool donation at Shawna Coronado's The Casual Gardener blog.

November / December 2011 Newsletter Published

The latest FNA newsletter includes a review of the October volunteer prairie harvests, including what happens AFTER the seed is collected.  You can also read about some research efforts behind a grant application that is currently in progress and Julie Allen bids farewell to Fermilab and Fermilab Natural Areas.

Thanks for all of your efforts, Julie - we will miss you!

Read the latest news online.

November Desktop Calendar

Enjoy scenes of Fermilab's natural areas on your computer desktop! Here are instructions for downloading & installing the November 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.