On a sunny weekend in September, I couldn't help but notice the sheer abundance of bright yellow flower clusters at the end of long green...

Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. For a few days at the beginning of November, the dead are honored...

Living in the Midwest, we look forward every year to the changing colors of the leaves. Have you ever wondered WHY leaves change colors...

It’s happened to the best of us…our reliable and steady stream of creative energy leaves us and we feel empty and devoid of any fresh...

Butterflies and moths belong to a group of insects scientists call Lepidoptera, which means “scaly wings” in Latin. The importance and...

What a wonderful place to be, on the precipice of renewed freedoms, health and wellness, and hope. To all of those wonderful museums that...

We are fortunate that our work allows us to support great causes that we care deeply about. One of our current projects is developing a...

As the pandemic drags on, I know I'm not alone in observing my Zoom-beleagered friends and colleagues reflecting back the exhaustion and...

In a year filled with more challenges than we could ever have anticipated, there have also been opportunites to explore and embrace the...

WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREES by Mary Oliver When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the...

In our work, we champion the butterfly as one of the most iconic insect ambassadors out there. Beautiful, interesting, and fun to watch,...

Life in March 2020