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By Gene Stratton-Porter If the little yellow flower were imported and cost us $5 a plant, we would all be growing it in pots and exhibiting it as something rare and beautiful. But because it grows in field and wood and is the universal flower of the soil, few people bother about it or takeContinue reading “The Universal Dandelion”

One of Gene Stratton Porter’s favorite birds was the screech owl. In Music of the Wild, she wrote “I love to hear the screech owl screech…..He is a friendly, social bird. Every winter he comes around the cabin hunting food, and he will answer my repetition of his calls until I become uncomfortable and closeContinue reading “Limberlost Owls”

Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve and the Loblolly Marsh have some of the most spectacular sunsets. Kimberley Roll took this beautiful sunset in March 2018 at the Loblolly Marsh. Kimberley Roll took this sunset photo at the Loblolly Marsh in March 2018. Kimberley Roll snapped this picture at the Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve of the CanadaContinue reading “Limberlost and Loblolly Sunsets”

By Terri Gorney Who was the man that Gene Stratton-Porter wrote was helpful in her field work and good at finding bird nests? She referred to him only as Paxson. Gene gave clues as to what he looked like and his clothing as she had taken a couple photos of him that she included inContinue reading “Wherein Gene Stratton-Porter’s #1 Swamp Guide is Revealed”

Friends member Kimberley Roll is a popular blogger with her nature hikes at the Limberlost Territories in southern Adams County (Geneva) and northern Jay County (Bryant). Join her as she takes you on a special February hike. Mallards in the Loblolly Creek in southern Adams County. Juvenile bald eagle checking out the Geneva nest. ThisContinue reading “Winter Hike at Limberlost”

By Terri Gorney On January 1 Limberlost hosted the SANJO CBC. SANJO stands for Southern Adams, Northern Jay, and Ouabache. Randy Lehman came up with this name to represent the area that the circle covers. This circle was created for the National Audubon Society. It came out of the old Adams County CBC that hadContinue reading “SANJO Christmas Bird Count”

By Gene Stratton-Porter Once when I was a child I brought a Cecropia moth home and kept it for a short time, but not until twenty years afterward did I have one at close enough range to take a picture. I did not see it until one summer morning when a little boy brought meContinue reading “Most Elusive Moth”

By Curt Burnette Going south for the winter from Indiana to most people would mean heading down to Florida or some other Deep South destination. But if you normally spent the summer far north of the Midwest, going south for the winter might mean heading down to northern Indiana. This is, in fact, what someContinue reading “Wherein Two Winter Visitors to the Limberlost are Examined and Embraced”

Long time board member and Friends supporter Becca James shares this blog with us. Gene Stratton-Porter spent her winters writing books and magazine articles in the library of the Limberlost Cabin. Gene loved winter walks to the Wabash River and feeding the birds along the way. “When it grew cold enough to shut the doors,Continue reading “WINTER: Through Gene’s Eyes”

By Adrienne Provenzano When I was growing up, watching the Rose Parade from Pasadena, California on TV was a New Year’s Day tradition, and I’ve continued this tradition as an adult. This year, one float in particular caught my eye, because it represented a marsh. After the parade was over, I did a little onlineContinue reading “The Rose Parade, California Marshes, and Indiana Connections”