Fraternal Forest

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Day 10 of - Home.
So far I have travelled to 12 different countries, and one of the things that I always think about when I think of home are the beautiful lakes and rivers we have. I have never been anywhere with more beautiful bodies of water than Nishnaabe-aki, Ojibwe country. There are far more than I could draw on a map, but here are the five big ones. In Nishnaabemwin they are called the five freshwater seas. There are different names for each of them depending on where you go, but these are the ones I have heard.
Nishnaabewi Gichigami - Nishnaabe Sea
Odaawaawi Gichigami - Odawa Sea
Niigaani Gichigami - Leading Sea
Waabshkiigoo Gichigami - Neutral Sea
Ininwewi Gichigami - Illinois Sea

The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting a webinar called “The secret life of the forest preserves”. Free to join. Here is the link:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Hidden Life of the Forest Preserves in Cook County: North Branch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The forest preserves along the North Branch of the Chicago River have survived as strongholds for native plants, wildlife, and migrating birds, despite being surrounded by densely populated urban and suburban areas. This is largely thanks to volunteer restoration efforts that have been going on for....

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We presented to you "Common Galls of the Chicago Region", our recent addition to our collection of Chicago Region field guides.
A gall is a plant deformity caused by the insertion of an invertebrate's eggs or larvae into a part of its living tissue, later to be used by that larva as food or refuge. Wasps, aphids, sawflies, moths, and midges are all known gall-makers. Some characteristic plant deformities are also caused by fungi but are not technically galls. There are thousands of species of gall-makers in the United States; the few recorded here are a guide to get the beginner started. A shout out to all the people who collaborated in the production of this guide: John Balaban, Cassi Saari, Charley Eiseman, and Ruta Daugavietis.
https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides/guide/1170