Highwood/Highland Park, IL–Bring your binoculars! The birds are back at Ft. Sheridan Forest Preseve in Lake County, IL.  Now is the time to see many species.  The warm weather  brings out red-winged blackbirds, sparrows, robins, crows, of course.  But bare trees mean you can also easily see the [...]]]> http://www.laurieborman.com/birdapalooza-at-ft-sheridan-forest-preserve/feed 0 http://www.laurieborman.com/more-maple-sugar-hikes-at-ryerson-woods http://www.laurieborman.com/more-maple-sugar-hikes-at-ryerson-woods#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:01:26 +0000 TheRoadScholar http://www.laurieborman.com/?p=691 Deerfield, IL–Just had to slip in a few more photos of yesterday’s maple sugar hike at Ryerson Woods.  Tap 35 trees for 5 gallons of syrup.  That’s the pioneer spirit.

Deerfield, IL– It’s a sure sign of spring when maple sugar hikes begin at Ryerson Woods.   Jen Berlinghof, an environmental educator at the 552-acre  conservation area owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District, leads the hikes.  She’s also the manpower behind tapping 35 trees [...]]]> http://www.laurieborman.com/maple-syrup-hike-at-ryerson-woods/feed 0