Archive for July, 2007
Monday, July 9th, 2007
Hall Creek Scamper: Virtual Race Packet
We decided to eliminate the waste associated with traditional race packets by having a “virtual” race packet. The “virtual” race packet consists of links to the websites of our sponsors, the race day vendors, and other environmentally friendly organizations in the Northern Illinois area.
Please support our sponsors and vendors. Visit their Websites.
Southern Imperial: http://www.southernimperial.com/
Hamilton Sundstrand: […]
No Comments » - Posted in Info, Events by Brian Leaf
Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Local Photographer Shares Bird Image Library
So you ask yourself, “What was that bird?”
Well if it is a bird you saw in the Midwest, Rockford’s Mary Kay Rubey has probably photographed it. And there’s a good chance if you saw it in Montana, Florida or Arizona, that she’s got a picture of it, too.
Great Egret, copyright MK Rubey
Mary Kay is […]
No Comments » - Posted in Info, Observing Nature by Brian Leaf
Monday, July 2nd, 2007
Giant ‘Wasp’ Caught on Camera
During a walk last fall at the Severson Dells Forest Preserve, Nature Center volunteer Francie Barnes found a giant wasp-like insect in the process of laying her eggs. Fortunately, she was close enough to her car to retrieve a video camera and captured the insect — probably a Megarhyssa macrurus, a non-stinging relative of wasps […]
