“Path though yard at home” by Ed Buchs

Plant(s): Primary Plants: Pennsylvania Sedge/ Carex pensylvanica, Solomons Plume/Maianthemum racemosum, Virginia Creeper/Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Tall Agrimony/Agrimonia Gryposepala
Trees include: Red Oak/Quercus rubra, Shag Bark Hickory/Carya ovata, Hackberry/Celtis occidentalis, Black Walnut/Juglans nigra
Photo Story: The picture shows a path through our yard of diverse trees and plants. The arching solomons plume plants with the sedge and virginia creeper make an enjoyable and interesting area to walk through.

This is an early summer picture. The are changes quickly after the spring season of Dutchman’s breeches, woodland anemone.
Equipment: Canon R6
Tamron 18-400 Lens
Capture One Software to process RAW photo
Photo ID: 33016

“Rabbits Enjoying Morning on the Prairie” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Queen Anne’s Lace – Daucus carota, Milkweed – Asclepias, Various Prairie Grasses, Rabbit – Oryctolagus cuniculus
Photo Story: I was visiting my sisters in Illinois. One of them lives in a development that encourages native plants and flowers. The development has several pathways that run through the prairie. We went out early one morning to enjoy the abundance of flowers in full bloom.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33039

“Pathway Through the Flowers” by SUZANNE ATKINSON

Plant(s): Queen Anne’s Lace, Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa,Virginia Spiderwort – Tradescantia virginiana
Photo Story: I was visiting my sisters in Illinois. One of them lives in a development that encourages native plants and flowers. The development has several pathways that run through the prairie. We went out early one morning to enjoy the abundance of flowers in full bloom.
Equipment: Nikon Z5
Photo ID: 33040

“Clinging to Life” by Olimpia Gutierrez

Plant(s): Tupelo tree
Photo Story: This photo was taken during my yearly spring visit to the Indiana Dunes National Park Heron Rookery. It shows a tree that grew on the bank of the east arm of the Little Calumet River. At some point some of the bank must have eroded leaving the roots of the tree exposed.
Equipment: Iphone SE
Photo ID: 33130

“Ferns at Conkles Hollow” by Courtney Denning

Plant(s): Unidentified ferns, likely in the Polypodiaceae class
Photo Story: The hike this photo is from is one of the very few I took at Conkle’s Hollow this past spring. The drizzle when we started our hike quickly turned into a downpour. Standing near a tree or cliff overhang provided little shelter, so we powered along the trail, carefully avoiding stepping in deep puddles or slipping on mud or rocks. When we came around a corner to this overlook, I had to stop to get a photo of these gorgeous ferns below. Their bright green in a forest just starting to awaken from its winter slumber was captivating. I wish I had gotten a closer look to identify them, but the rain was too powerful for more than a quick stop to admire them.
Equipment: iPhone 13 Pro
Photo ID: 33269

“Schulenberg Orairie” by Linda Karl

Plant(s): Big bluestem and prairie dock
Photo Story: Am a prairie steward on the Schulenberg Prairie at The Morton Arbortum
Equipment: Samsung 22 ultra phone
Photo ID: 33304

“Bumblebee Heaven” by Eric Manges

Plant(s): White Indigo dominating the Curtis Prairie
Photo Story: I’ve been to the Curtis Prairie many times but this was my first in early June. Every 10 feet there seemed to be a Black & Gold Bumblebee (Wisconsin’s largest bee) pollinating an indigo. To see it as far as the eye could see was truly special. No photo could do justice just how many flowering plants and bees there were.
Equipment: Nikon D3400 with a 18-55mm lens
Photo ID: 33340

“Golden Moments” by Kristina Main

Plant(s): Rusty colored Tamarack trees glisten in the sunlight.
Photo Story: This photo was taken in November.
Equipment: Canon G7X
Photo ID: 33443

“Tree Tapping Prep” by Antonette Needham

Plant(s): Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Photo Story: The photo was taken in November, on the day that the Master Naturalists gathered at Bendix Woods County Park to place the tubing used to gather sap in the spring in the sugar maple grove. This is an old growth forest that was established by the Studebaker Corporation.
Equipment: iPhone12
Photo ID: 33501

“Saline River in Early Spring” by Carolyn Crane

Plant(s): Walnut, maple, and paw paw trees
Photo Story: I was walking in my woods and captured this shot of the Saline River in early spring.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Photo ID: 33547

“Seaside” by Patricia Pflaumer

Plant(s): Solidago sempervirens (Seaside goldenrod).
Photo Story: Low tide due to super moon shows the Brant Rock jetty in the background, This goldenrod stood out among the rocks.
Equipment: iPhone XR
Photo ID: 33566

“Âme du Bayou” by Bette Kauffman

Plant(s): Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Photo Story: On an overcast October day, the dark waters of the bayou amplify the autumn transition of bald cypress needles from green to copper to gold.
Equipment: Pentax K-3 with a wide angle lens.
Photo ID: 33577

“Peace in the Time of Pandemic” by Bette Kauffman

Plant(s): Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and native swamp grasses.
Photo Story: A shroud of mist and a light drizzle mute the autumn colors of the swamp and turn the lake surface into a mirror that doubles the scraggly shapes of mostly naked trees.
Equipment: Pentax K-3 with wide-angle lens.
Photo ID: 33584

“Gathering storm” by Edward Beimborn

Plant(s): Mixed prairie plants – Yellow coneflower, purple coneflower, Switchgrass, Indian grass, Canadian Goldenrod.
Photo Story: One afternoon, clouds began to increase eventually resulting in rain. the photo shows the diversity of plants on a prairie planting in early August.
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33609

“Morton Arboretum Fall” by Cathy Streett

Plant(s): Native prairie and woodland behind at Morton Arboretum
Photo Story: Taken from the tram!
Equipment: Galaxy S22
Photo ID: 33618

“Wallace Lake in January” by Jessica Ausnehmer

Plant(s): Black Cherry, Black Walnut, Red Maple, Hickory, and many other types of trees
Photo Story: This picture was taken from my back deck overlooking Wallace Lake in January.
Equipment: Phone Samsung S22
Photo ID: 33689

“Looking Up Winter Forest” by Jessica Ausnehmer

Plant(s): Black Cherry, Hickory, Red Maple, and many other trees.
Photo Story: Looking up at the native trees while walking in the Cleveland Metroparks near Wallace Lake.
Equipment: Phone Samsung S22
Photo ID: 33690

“Joe Pye Weed” by Mary Tworek-Tupper

Plant(s): Joe Pye Weed, Bur Oak Trees
Photo Story: Beautiful Walk on a Perfect Summer Day
Equipment: I phone 14 Pro Max
Photo ID: 33694

“Cooter’s Bog” by Daniel Patterson

Plant(s): Pale pitcher plant (Sarracenia alata), Grassleaf Barbara’s-Buttons (Marshallia graminifolia)

(resubmitting as I did not receive a confirmation email from my first submission)
Photo Story: Taken during Louisiana Master Naturalist training visit to Cooter’s Bog with Dr. Charles Allen in August 2022
Equipment: Nikon D7100, Nikkor 18-200mm lens
Photo ID: 33699