Charmaine JohnNov 21, 20235 min readFallReciprocity, Gifts, and Sustainability at Oakton College: A view from the Sustainability SpecialistIn honor of Native American Heritage Month, we want to share our respect, appreciation, and gratitude to the Native people who lived on...
Paul GulezianJan 9, 20232 min readWinterJanuary ThawI visited the flatwoods on campus for the first time in a few weeks and was struck by the understated loveliness of the thin winter light...
Paul GulezianNov 28, 20223 min readPlantsA Story of Fire and IceLast week the conditions were almost ideal for burning parts of our oak-hickory woods on the Des Plaines campus. I wasn't paying close...
Paul GulezianNov 22, 20223 min readPlants"It's never too late to bloom" - A Lesson from Witch HazelThe sun was sending shafts of thin, hazy light that filtered through the now leafless tree canopy as I walked towards the science...
Paul GulezianNov 8, 20221 min readBirds"You Always Hear Them Before You See Them..."Today as I was walking from my car to the Lee Center before my lecture I heard the unmistakable bugling, gurgling chorus of ancient...