nature Archives

Turtles at Main Injector

A wetland with grasses and brush surrounding it. A large and long pipe protrudes into the far end of the water. Two turtles balance on the pipe side by side, one farther apart.

On May 24, 2021, three turtles sun on the Fermilab campus.

Inside-out or outside-in?

In the foreground, a speckled white and dark brown or black bird of prey staring directly into the camera on a ledge. In the background, water, a woodlands, a field of grass, another woodlands and blue skies. In the distance, buildings.

In April 2021, this hawk, perched on a ledge on the 14th floor of Wilson Hall, stared at the Al Dyer, the photographer, on the other side of the window.

Prairie burn

This picture of a prairie burn was captured a few years ago.

A cuddly baby bison

A roan baby bison stands perpendicular under the neck of a large brown bison, who faces the camera almost directly. The baby is snuggling. In the midground, a wooden fence. The photo is soaked in golden light.

On May 1, 2021, Fermilab’s first baby bison of the year is spotted cuddling with its mom on a windy day.

Anachronistic plants: escaping extinction

From National Geographic (Spain), April 29, 2021: Fermilab houses some of the last remnants of small populations of historical plants as told by Fermilab ecologist, Walter Levernier.

Bison- messenger of nature in Fermilab

From Tia Sang (Vietnam), April 27, 2021: Fermilab keeps a strong connection with nature and history where he places modern accelerators, through her messenger of nature – the American bison.

Prairie photowalk

Fermilab employees for a prairie flower photowalk on April 20, 2015. lab life, ecology, prairie, nature, flower, environment Photo: Leticia Shaddix

Former Fermilab ecologist Ryan Campbell leads Fermilab employees on a prairie flower photowalk on April 20, 2015.

Fermilab welcomes first baby bison of the year

The first baby bison of the season was born in the morning on April 26, 2021.

Goose egg

Just outside Kuhn Barn, geese are starting to nest. An egg spotted April 16, 2021.

Lone tree after controlled burn

On March 26, 2021, a single tree stands in front of the site of a recent controlled burn in a field off Batavia Road.