http://seversondells.com Connecting people to nature Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:35:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July 2009 ...... Biology of Streams Saturday, July 11, 8:00 am-12:00 noon Leader: Keith Blackmore. Ages: junior high to adult. Participants will spend about an hour learning about the geology of streams and then sample, observe, and study stream life. We will examine molusks, insects, fish, and any other ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/07/07/e-notes-from-the-dellsadventures-amazing-words-and-the-scamper/ From the Rock River Times By Don Miller, Education Director, Severson Dells Nature Center There was a young family out to Severson Dells Nature Center recently and they were telling me about their experience of vacationing in Yellowstone National Park. It made me think of the two times that I had visited ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/07/07/yellowstone-revisited/ From the Rock River Times By Don Miller, Education Director, Severson Dells Nature Center Ely Keilback was born on February 6, 2009, this is a fact. However the legend of Ely starts here; after floating around in embryonic fluids for over nine-months, Ely was ready to run the current of his mom’s ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/07/07/the-first-float/ Thursday, July 23, starting at 6:30 pm Pattiann Rogers                      Brian Doyle There will be nothing ordinary about this evening. It will be talked about on a variety of levels for weeks, if not months, quite possibly years. Come ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/07/05/a-night-of-amazing-words-and-thoughts/ Saturday, June 20, 8:00 am-12:00 noon Leader: Keith Blackmore. For ages: junior high to adult. We will begin with an introductory lecture about ponds and pond life and then spend a couple of hours exploring the pond environment and collecting representative organisms. The organisms will be identified, ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/06/14/denizens-of-the-pond/ When: Saturday, June 13 Where: Severson Dells Nature Center Time: 9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon We seem to live at a time when electronic gadgetry serves as a crutch for many of our activities. Witness the vast array of cell-phones, hand-held GPS devices and mobile navigation systems. Can anyone ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/06/10/this-weekendhike-the-dells-orienteering-day/ Don Miller ponders trees in this week's Rock River Times. Tree huggers wrap up a bur oak. He writes: The old adage of “can’t see the forest because of the trees” has taken on a new meaning for me. I always thought it described some people who just didn’t get the ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/04/02/severson-dells-notes-trees-with-memory-roots/ Rockford's Eddie Calloway is an amazing bird photographer who always keeps up on the latest high tech gadgets and applications. He's also a wonderful blogger. His in his latest blog post at Birdfreak.com, he takes a look at his crystal ball and sees a bright future where advanced technology plays an ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/04/01/the-future-of-birding/ ⓒ Photo By Robert Renk In the plant world, skunk cabbage is one of the first signs of Spring. Severson Dells member Robert Renk captured these images of skunk cabbage March 28 during the Skunk Cabbage Meander at Anna Page Park. ⓒ Photo By Robert Renk It's called skunk cabbage for good reason: ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/03/31/skunk-cabbage-an-early-spring-riser/ e-Notes From the Dells  March 2009   Prairie Fire! Gallery from a hot night at Pecatonica.   A prairie fire moon Let's Go, Aldo! Join us for a visit to the Aldo Leopold Shack in Baraboo, Wis. Mon, Apr. 6 Learn to Bird   Flights of Fancy Afield   Sat., April 25 Telling Stories About Water (They're ... http://seversondells.com/blog/2009/03/26/e-notes-from-the-dells-fires-food-and-flights-of-fancy/