By Alyssa NybergPreserve Coordinator, Efroymson Restoration at Kankakee Sands I’ve never seen a rattlesnake, and that is 110% ok with me! However, I’ll certainly brag about seeing thousands upon thousands of rattlesnake master plants, right here, right now, rooted and growing at Kankakee Sands! Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) has such a striking appearance that youContinue reading “A Rooted Rattlesnake”
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When the Bzzzzz turns to Zzzzzz
Nighttime Sounds By Alyssa Nyberg, Ecologist at Kankakee Sands Out here in the rural parts of Newton County, the cool temperatures of September nights make for comfortable windows-open sleeping weather. Through those open windows often come a wild variety of animal and insect sounds and buzzes which will either keep you awake all night, orContinue reading “When the Bzzzzz turns to Zzzzzz”
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