Nachusa Grasslands Blog

Nachusa 2017: The Year In Photos

12/10/2017

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Winter: Prairie Sunset

Winter: Potawatomie Ridge

Winter: Controlled Burn

Winter: Coyote on the Run

Spring: Morning Munchies

Spring: Lupines and St. Peter Sandstone

Spring: Threatened Species, Kittentails

Spring: Mother and Calf

Summer: False Sunflowers

Summer: Bison on Coyote Point

Summer: Rough Blazing Star

Summer: Light in the Savanna

Fall: Old Field Goldenrod

Fall: Shagbark Hickories at Hook Larson

Fall: Bison in the Sun

Fall: New Visitor Center

Have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!

Photos by Charles Larry and Dee Hudson.

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Authors

Charles Larry
I'm a retired librarian from NIU. I've been taking photos at Nachusa for over 20 years.

Dee Hudson
I am a nature photographer and freelance graphic designer. I have been taking photos for Nachusa since 2012.

Leah Kleiman
I am the manager's daughter and a resident prairie critter. I currently attend Sauk Valley Community College and I have been drawing Nachusa my whole life.

Mark Jordan
I am a semi–retired teacher and the Steward of Nachusa's East Tellabs unit. I have returned to the grasslands after 30 years in the north.

Paul Swanson
I am a hobby naturalist who works with knowledgeable people to help restore native ecosystems at Nachusa and in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.

Editor

James Higby
I have been a high school French teacher, registered piano technician, and librarian. In retirement I am a volunteer historian at Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society.

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