Natural Enquirer N e w s l e t t e r f o r S p r i n g Va l l e y S u p p o r t e r s a n d Vo l u n t e e r s
vol.7 no.5 • Sept.-Oct. ‘16
In this issue...
As community nature centers go, Spring Valley is somewhat unique in also interpreting 19th century agriculture as part of our educational mission. Some may see the Heritage Farm as distinct from the Nature Center and its focus on local ecology, but in truth, one cannot learn the story of the natural landscape without also looking at the ways human society interacts with that landscape. This issue of the Natural Enquirer has a decidedly agricultural focus, with a fascinating treatise on silos and silage along with a short article on the planting of autumn crops (no, it’s not a typo) and an update on the Heritage Farm’s resident team of draft horses. We hope that these short teasers inspire you to come out to the farm to see what is new. The changing seasons provide just as many new insights on the farm as they do on Spring Valley’s prairies and wetlands!
Inside An American Icon.................................................2
Volunteer News Contents
October Means Planting at the Farm..................3
Volunteer Information..........................................7
What’s Happenin’.............................................. 4-5
Volunteer Calendar........................................... 8-9
New Horses Make Schaumburg Home ..............6 Spring Valley General Information....................10
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