Published: June 30, 2012

Calumet Photographic Dispatches June 2012

Laura Milkert, Conservation Ecology Manager, Keller Science Action Center

Colors of the summer season: Baptisia and milkweed blooming at a Greiner Nature Preserve, handmade yarn jellyfish adorn the trees of Pullman during the annual Garden Walk.

6.18.12

Colors of the summer season: Baptisia and milkweed blooming at a Greiner Nature Preserve, handmade yarn jellyfish adorn the trees of Pullman during the annual Garden Walk.

6.26.12 Ford Environmental Leadership Interns begin their summer program, like many youth involved in conservation internships with organizations like IDNR and Friends of the Forest Preserves.

6.9.12

The Annual Beaubien Woods Forest Preserve Celebration kicks off the summer season and Leave No Child Inside Month.

Want to help Restore Earth? Check out the exhibit at The Field Museum or get involved and in touch with the unexpected beauty of Calumet this summer.


Laura Milkert
Conservation Ecology Manager
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.