Pam’s Perspective Pam Otto is the Manager of Nature Programs and Interpretive Services for the St. Charles Park District When was the last time you played hide and seek? I did for the first time in a long time last Tuesday and, I tell you, I don’t ever remember the game lasting as long as
Critter, Rodent, Vole
Pam’s Perspective Pam Otto is the Manager of Nature Programs and Interpretive Services for the St. Charles Park District Like most other workplaces, the Naturalist Department here at the St. Charles Park District gets items delivered all the time. Small items arrive in envelopes, large items arrive in crates. And then there are those other
Domestic Rat, Rat, Rodent
We had a visitor stop by last week, unannounced but not unwelcome. He, or maybe she, was clearly on a mission, driven by instinct, hunger and a will to survive. She, or maybe he, was tiny—only a few centimeters in length—but mighty, and we marveled as it plowed purposefully forward through the woodchips beneath the
Critter, Rodent, Shrew
Well…I’ve got a critter in my car. If you’re into nature, or know someone who is, this sort of revelation isn’t news at all. Dead things are a part of the naturalist life. But this little beastie is different. Unlike a mummified frog in the ashtray or a shriveled-up shrew in the cupholder, both of
Car, Critter, Rodent