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Published: August 1, 2012

Calumet Photographic Dispatches July 2012

Laura Milkert, Conservation Ecology Manager, Keller Science Action Center

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.

7.23.12

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.

Many hands-on discoveries… among them a piece of slag, the waste material left behind after years of steelmaking in the region.

Looking to get your hands involved in Calumet opportunities?

Laura Milkert
Conservation Ecology Manager

Contact

lmilkert@fieldmuseum.org

Laura Milkert is a Conservation Ecologist and the Ecological Stewardship Manager for the Keller Science Action Center’s Chicago Region Team. She oversees the Keller Science Action Center's stewardship and habitat restoration efforts throughout the Chicago Wilderness Region, working collaboratively with partners, land owners, and community members to care for local natural areas and to enhance quality of life in urban landscapes.

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