Searching For Salamanders

Searching For Salamanders

I am asking 15 elementary students to sit still for ten minutes. After school. Outside on a beautiful spring day. This is about the limit for our 2nd – 4th grade Outdoor Explorers. During those ten (seemingly unending) minutes, I went over some basics about our...
Imago Staff Changes

Imago Staff Changes

Bittersweet transitions today as we announce that the amazing Laurie Nichols is moving on to a new job. We have been so fortunate to have Laurie as part of our team for the last few years. She has been instrumental in the further development of our Branching Out...
Interfaith Day of Service

Interfaith Day of Service

As spring approaches, we at Imago turn our attention to getting the preserve ready for more visitors. It’s a busy time of year as Imago hosts several hundred volunteers in service outings. All of our volunteers spend a little bit of time at our preserve getting...
Synanthrope Notebook: Monkey Brains

Synanthrope Notebook: Monkey Brains

Synanthrope (from the Greek syn-, “together with” + anthropos, “man”) is a member of a species of wild animals and plants of various kinds that live near, and may benefit from, an association with humans. This time of year you simply have to be...
Kitchen Renovation at Imago Completed

Kitchen Renovation at Imago Completed

Any visitor to Imago would have probably agreed that the kitchen, while functioning, could definitely use some love. Well, love it got – and thanks to that love it looks amazing now. We are incredibly grateful to the group of donors who provided the funds to...
Field Trips at Imago open again

Field Trips at Imago open again

There was a time when Imago’s outdoor education programs consisted of mostly field trip experiences at our nature preserve. At the height of those programs, Imago hosted nearly 10,000 students a year at our site for field trips. In the recent past, Imago had...