Published: September 29, 2011

Calumet Photo of the Month September 2011

Laura Milkert, Conservation Ecology Manager, Keller Science Action Center

This month, sensing the last bit of summer abundance, it was especially hard to select just one photo...so here are a collection of images and September discoveries, from butterflies and the golden hues of prairie grasses in the setting sun to ECCo staff, volunteers, and Greencorps Calumet crew members studying plants of the Calumet region.

This month, sensing the last bit of summer abundance, it was especially hard to select just one photo…so here are a collection of images and September discoveries, from butterflies and the golden hues of prairie grasses in the setting sun to ECCo staff, volunteers, and Greencorps Calumet crew members studying plants of the Calumet region.

Photos: Laura Milkert


Laura Milkert
Conservation Ecology Manager

Laura’s work integrates her varied experience in program management, habitat restoration, anthropology, and working with communities.Outside of the Field Museum, Laura takes an interest in creative endeavors of various sorts related to native and edible gardens, the intersection of art and nature (photography, papermaking and collage, pottery) and exploring the natural areas and trails of the local region and beyond.