Dana C. Diesel
@ddiesel.bsky.social
Birds, nature, parks, saving the planet, not too peopley
Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/25/b...
Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection
Citizens can help monitor the prairie and bison, and Native Americans can reconnect to their roots under a community science program.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/25/b...
Beautiful girl at the end of my driveway today. Only because I walk around the back of my vehicle to get into it did I see her. I moved her about 30 feet away and left. Knowing box turtles are stubborn about where they want to be, I stopped short when I returned and she was back in the same spot!
September 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Beautiful girl at the end of my driveway today. Only because I walk around the back of my vehicle to get into it did I see her. I moved her about 30 feet away and left. Knowing box turtles are stubborn about where they want to be, I stopped short when I returned and she was back in the same spot!
New database catalogs plant species in latest effort to restore prairies www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/p...
New database catalogs plant species in latest effort to restore prairies
The RELIX catalogues every plant species in 353 prairie remnants — parts of the native grasslands of the midwest that were not converted to farmland during colonization.
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August 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
New database catalogs plant species in latest effort to restore prairies www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/p...
From gray to green: Across Chicago, dozens of concrete schoolyards transformed into community hubs and flooding solutions www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/c...
From gray to green: Across Chicago, dozens of concrete schoolyards transformed into community hubs and flooding solutions
Spaces transformed to address heavy rains in neighborhoods vulnerable to flooding, particularly on the South and West sides.
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August 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
From gray to green: Across Chicago, dozens of concrete schoolyards transformed into community hubs and flooding solutions www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/12/c...
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..Lulu🦋
"Great blue heron resting peacefully in the sunset on Anna Maria Island, Florida"
..Lulu🦋
"Great blue heron resting peacefully in the sunset on Anna Maria Island, Florida"
August 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
j.lulu_photography
..Lulu🦋
"Great blue heron resting peacefully in the sunset on Anna Maria Island, Florida"
..Lulu🦋
"Great blue heron resting peacefully in the sunset on Anna Maria Island, Florida"
Advocates begin new push for bird-safe glass on Chicago buildings www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/23/a...
Advocates begin new push for bird-safe glass on Chicago buildings
Chicago bird advocates are mounting yet another campaign for an ordinance requiring buildings to incorporate safety measures, such as glass etched with small marks.
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July 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Advocates begin new push for bird-safe glass on Chicago buildings www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/23/a...
Cornell Lab of O story on Whooping Crane migration:
www.birds.cornell.edu/conservation...
www.birds.cornell.edu/conservation...
Mapping the Epic Journey of the World's Rarest Crane
Whooping Cranes are the tallest birds in North America and the rarest crane species in the world. Once widespread throughout the Great Plains, by the 1940’s, just 15 birds remained in the last wild mi...
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June 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Cornell Lab of O story on Whooping Crane migration:
www.birds.cornell.edu/conservation...
www.birds.cornell.edu/conservation...
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