July 31, 2026
The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison
Chicago's watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city's rat-control efforts-- beginning with the over-reliance on…
Don't forget the Butterfly Walk on Saturday at 10:30. Details here.
We did a couple of scouting trips over last weekend and came up with
several species, including a Great Spangled Fritillary, but we will
likely expand the walk to look for dragonflies and other bugs and
plants as well. A friend of this blog reports seeing a nice Red Admiral Butterfly at the Celery Farm recently as well.
Butterfly walks require a certain degree of serendipidity. Let's hope for a sunny Saturday. We meet at Green Way.