After A Fall
Evidence of the end of a tree’s life is easy to see in most of our forests where fallen trees…
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Learning Ecology One Screen at a Time
Two summer camp programs helped kids investigate Deer Creek first hand and then use computer tools from MIT to build…
Butterfly Monitoring
This post was written by LREC Volunteer Educator Donna Bourisaw. Pam Walsh looks for butterflies with visiting students at LREC…
We have chicks!
Out in the prairie the Eurasian Tree Sparrows are busy at work in the nestboxes. Our feathered friends have been…
The Art of Checking a Nestbox
I have checked nestboxes in other areas in St. Louis in the past and based on my previous experience, I…
The Mysterious World of the Owls
Bird life is abundant at LREC. You can hear the busy chatter of the Eurasian Tree Sparrows around the parking…
A St. Louis Specialty
A few weeks ago when I parked my car on the LREC parking lot, I noticed a bustle of activity…
The Autumn Show
Have you ever wondered what causes the leaves to turn those brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow, and why…