As we reach the end of 2024 summer camps, we are happy to have spent another summer joyfully outside with campers of all ages! It has been wonderful to see new and returning faces enjoying all kinds of outdoor activities. Looking at the numbers, close to 70 campers joined us, some multiple times, over the Read more »
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Windmills
My husband, Nick, and I are newly empty nesters and have decided to lean into to each other’s interests. Nick has long been a collector and restorer of horse-drawn farm equipment and has recently started collecting and restoring windmills from old homesteads. This spring, he was very excited to tell me that the International Windmill Read more »
Bluebird Nesting Season Recap
This summer, I had the joy of monitoring the 24 active bluebird houses located throughout Ney. Aside from being a beautiful native bird, Bluebirds are important to us as humans because they eat a wide variety of insects that can damage crops. Due to habitat loss and the introduction of birds such as House Sparrows Read more »
Prairie Walk
To celebrate the drier weather we’ve been enjoying, I took a walk through the front prairie today. It’s been so much fun to see what plants are coming up, and where, after the burn this spring. Prairie plants thrive with disturbances, and the composition of our prairie changes depending on how recently it has been Read more »