This departure from the regular column is in response to the recent record-setting cold the National Weather Service described as “life threatening.” Our resident expert,…
Animals in Extreme Cold
Carnivores
Pam’s Perspective From the… Pam Otto is the Manager of Natural Programs and Interpretive Services for the St. Charles Park District February 25, 2013 The other night my friend Suzi hosted a 31 Bags party. And while of course the focus of the evening was, for most people, the wonderfully functional bags and their myriad
Neighbors
One of the great things about moving into a new home is getting to meet the neighbors. You never know who might be living right next door. Take, for instance, the cast of characters that surrounds us at our new naturalist department home, the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center. The fox squirrels that live in the