Calumet Photographic Dispatches July 2012

August 1, 2012

The Science Action Center's commitment to ecological stewardship is part of many regional initiatives throughout Chicago Wilderness that connect people and nature. We invite you to help lend a hand in conserving our important natural areas.

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Sun tea refreshes during the hot summertime temperatures.

7.13.12 Sand Ridge Nature Center

Jessica Canas, Ford Environmental Leadership Internship coordinator, investigates a Cecropia moth, or Hyalophora cecropia, along with the museum's 2012 summer interns.

7.12.12 Hegewisch Marsh, Photos by Ford Environmental Leadership Interns

A milkweed plant is host to a Tetraopes tetrophthalmus, commonly called a red milkweed beetle. The beetle gets its common name from the plant, whose toxins are incorporated into the beetle's body and offers a measure of protection from predators.