prairie

From Daily Herald, Nov. 27, 2020: Fermilab Natural Areas is restoring 500 acres of grassland near Eola Road at Fermilab to serve as a breeding habitat for several endangered and threatened bird species that do not use tallgrass prairies or woodlands, such as the upland sandpiper, bobolink and Henslow’s sparrow.

Prairie burn

The fall prairie burn prepares the soil for winter and spring growth on Nov. 4.

Throwback Thursday: This photo of Aspen East in the evening sun was taken by Victor Zhiltsov during his visit to Fermilab in August 2013. He was here on an exchange with CMS Tier-1 Facilities and Data Storage teams. Zhiltsov died on Aug. 15. Read a tribute of Zhiltsov at JINR. nature, landscape, building, prairie Photo: Victor Zhiltsov (submitted by Natalia Ratnikova)

Throwback Thursday: This photo of Aspen East in the evening sun was taken by Victor Zhiltsov during his visit to Fermilab in August 2013. He was here on an exchange with CMS Tier-1 Facilities and Data Storage teams. Zhiltsov died on Aug. 15.