Posts filed under Local Notes

SEA Sponsors Beach Cleanup!

SEA is sponsoring an Alliance for the Great Lakes (www.greatlakes.org) Adopt a Beach™ cleanup on Sunday, April 23 at South Boulevard Beach at 9:30 am. All are welcome. This is a very kid-friendly, low-key event that is perfect for introducing people to community activities. 

Help get the beach ready for summer. Click on the button below to register for the clean up through the Alliance's website. 

Posted on March 31, 2017 and filed under Evanston Community, Lakefront Stewardship, Local Notes.

Squirrels

Eastern Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) are one of the most common denizens in our urban and suburban landscapes (Russell Link, Living with Tree Squirrels. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington, 2004). 

Posted on January 24, 2017 and filed under Local Notes.

Paleo foods in Evanston landscapes

The Paleo diet has become fashionable in some circles, though most adopters don't realize that with few exceptions Paleos ate more plants and fish than red meat.  Archaeological and archival research shows that Indians of our northeastern temperate deciduous forest and coasts have used such foods ever since.

Posted on October 9, 2016 and filed under Local Notes.

Old roses for an old house garden

When I moved from Manhattan to green, leafy Evanston in 1992, I resolved to have a garden.  As a former New York city apartment dweller, I'd shown a thoroughly black thumb with house plants.  Nothing I tried to grow thrived. 

Posted on October 9, 2016 and filed under Local Notes.