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…
John and Pat Brotherton were in charge of the Ramsey Christmas Bird Count for as long as I could remember.
Fyke scanned the Brothertons' Hagstrom map from the mid-1960s, and it is now on the Fyke site.
It's a great way to see what the roads and open space were like back then. Hint: More open space, fewer roads and development back then.
You can download the map here (just scroll down a tad):
https://www.fykenature.org/memorabilia.php