… biodiversity and restoration in the tallgrass prairie. My post-doctoral research is focused on seed mix design for restoration from both a social and ecological perspective. Using social science methods, I am studying the factors that drive seed mix design for prairie restoration managers. Using ecological data collected though observation and …
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… attract their mates to their strategically chosen nesting location in the spring. In order for a nest to be successful, it must be located near water (their diet consists exclusively of … upwards by 70 feet. The 40-inch hexagonal nest platform atop the pole has a wire mesh on the bottom so that water can pass through the sticks and stems that the osprey will bring to … the how and why of the osprey nesting platform project at the FOCR website. Follow the links on the FOCR website for images, video, and a press release relating to the installation of an …
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… Using peonies as a cut flower for floral design is easy, with a few tricks to preserve the health of your plants and flowers. … through early summer, there is a beautiful abundance of color and shapes blooming, depending on the variety. Finding a variety that is also fragrant adds to the reward of growing this … indoors. When cutting flowers from your plants, be sure to leave at least two sets of leaves on the stem so that the plant can continue to thrive. You can select flowers that are as open as …
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… The Chicago Botanic Garden is collaborating with the Huntsville Botanical Garden in Alabama on a Trillium conservation program for the beloved woodland flower . The Huntsville Botanical Garden has one of the most complete … extremely rare and considered endangered. Trillium are so beloved that they have appeared on two U.S. Postal Service stamps. …
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… The plants you see from your train seat on the Metra Union Pacific North line may help conservation scientists learn about how urban … affect native bees in Chicago. Chicago is an ideal city to study the impact of urbanization on native bees because the intensity of urbanization slowly wanes from the urban core of the city … in this area along the Metra line allows us to ask a variety of questions about native bees. For instance: Are there fewer bees in highly urban areas? Are there different bees in natural …
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… I thought: “I can smell winter.” It’s that subtle shift that you feel as the days click on, and we are led farther away from the beloved fall season. The days continue to get shorter, … there are many ways to remedy this SAD state of mind. HT ‘Simmering Spices’ supply list for 15 participants Let’s begin by talking about a few winter-themed Horticultural Therapy (HT) … sachet to use in their home or office, or give as a gift. This activity serves as therapy on multiple levels. It encourages participants to engage their fine motor skills as they measure, …
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… On a typical day in the Butterflies & Blooms exhibition, you will see our butterflies flying, … almost every one of our 200-plus butterflies started flying. They had been waiting all morning for this. The air in the exhibition was laced with pheromones from many different butterfly … Cethosia cyane ) butterfly by Robin Carlson There were many more amazing acts of nature going on during this incredible spectacle. Some butterflies would attempt to mate with a different …
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… S. lateriflorum , was also among the seven, so you can see that this is one of the best asters for your garden. The foliage of ‘Lady in Black’ is an almost black-purple color, enhanced in … Black” also happens to be the popular name for a mournful soul who haunts Fort Warren, located on George’s Island in Boston Harbor. The myth goes like this: In 1862, Mrs. Melanie Lanier of … tried to rescue her husband, who had been imprisoned at the fort during the Civil War. On a stormy night in January, she rowed across the freezing water with nothing more than a pickax …
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… Cathy Thomas is the plant propagator for the Plant Production department. One of her responsibilities is sowing seeds for the annual displays on the Garden's grounds and for plants used in classes and camps. She is especially interested in …
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… and conservation of rare and threatened plant species. I manage a microproagation lab focusing on developing tissue culture techniques for both rare/exceptional and restoration-relevant plant species. I coordinate the Synthesis Center for Conservation and Restoration at the Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science and …
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