Black History Month gives us a chance to reflect on people whose lives and work broaden our understanding of nature, culture, and belonging. One such person is Dr. J. Drew Lanham, a wildlife ecologist, poet, storyteller, and beloved voice in conservation whose work, scientific, literary,...
This Black History Month, Barn Owl is celebrating Solomon Brown, a true Renaissance man whose love of learning, nature, and birds helped shape American natural history. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1829, Solomon Brown began working at the Smithsonian Institution as a young teenager. At a...
Born in Cincinnati in 1867, Charles Henry Turner came into this world right after the Civil War. He began his studies to become a scientist at a challenging time. Much of the racial equality momentum following the Civil War had unfortunately disappeared and African Americans...
Anne Spencer, a distinguished poet and a prominent figure of the Harlem Renaissance, was a woman who cultivated beauty and change with equal passion. More than just a poet, she was an integral part of American history, using her home and garden in Lynchburg, Virginia,...
I moved to Chicago in January of 1986 - not a great time to move to the Windy City, but that’s another story. Outside of my husband and his two sons, I had few friends or relatives nearby. It was a tough transition, but I...
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