In autumn, the trees at Fermilab seem to sing with color!
prairie
Flashback to a Particles and Prairie teacher workshop in 2016.
Drops of dew on some prairie flowers.
Margaret Pearson Interpretive Trail, fall 2021.
On Sept. 29, tractors make their way through the Fermilab campus.
On Aug. 24, the sky puts on a show over a prairie trail on the Fermilab campus.
In August, wildflowers near Fermilab Village reach toward a cloud rolling in.
On July 14, wild bergamot and yellow coneflower bloom on the Fermilab campus. Rosinweed, not yet blooming, stands tall beside.
On July 14, compass plants bloom on the Fermilab campus.
Vestiges of pre-settlement prairies play a vital role in creating habitat for native plant and wildlife species, and the ecology department at Fermilab is tapping into the diversity of its own remnant prairies.