Notes on the turning year
On a cold November morning in 1978 I drove to the far west side of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL to discover a prairie. My community college biology instructor, Russell Kirt, had given the class an assignment to visit the prairie and fill out a worksheet. I can’t recall the specifics of the assignment,…
This year will be a pivotal one for me, ushering in significant change and inviting introspection and retrospection. I will retire from my 40-year career at Spring Valley Nature Center in October, and with that comes the inevitable looking back at what I’ve accomplished there, the people I’ve worked with, the challenges faced, obstacles overcome,…
As we embark into another year, I want to provide not only an update on me and the Brooks family but announce a minor transition as well. A lot has occurred over the past two years since I last posted in what was to become my new Friends of the Brooks Family blog. For one…
Meetings, chapter news and event invitations. Nothing else, and you can leave whenever you like.