Join us for the fall Prairie Harvests

Fermilab's annual volunteer prairie harvests will be held on Saturday, October 6 and Saturday, November 3, from 10 am until 2 pm.  Volunteers should follow on-site signage to the Main Ring or Interpretive Prairie.  More information is available on the Fermilab website. 

September / October Newsletter Published!

Read the latest news from FNA including information about the fall prairie harvests, lots of summer wrap-up information and updates from our butterfly & bird watchers.

Also, remember to VOTE for Fermilab Natural Areas at Chase Community Giving. After you vote, like & share the page with all of your friends!

Vote for FNA at Chase Community Giving

Voting begins today at Chase Community Giving.  Fermilab Natural Areas is competing with non-profit organizations nationwide for grant funds from the Chase Community Giving program, designed to benefit smaller and local charities with operating budgets under $10 million.

Voting ends September 19, so pass the word. 
Thanks for your support! 

September Desktop Calendar

Enjoy scenes of Fermilab's natural areas on your computer desktop! Here are instructions for downloading & installing the September 2012 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.

Many thanks to our photo contributors for their efforts!