Reading the Landscape

Join us at 7pm on Wednesday, September 17 for "Reading the Landscape," a program by naturalist John Elliott.

“We are the land and the land is us.” Wendell Berry

Ecology, history and economics are based in land. We use maps, written and oral accounts, observation of our built environment and more to learn where we come from and help guide our future. Beneath all is the land, from bedrock to surface, with its own history of both natural and anthropomorphic change. We'll look at some examples from our communities and beyond that may help us better understand where we are.

John Elliott is a long time Oak Parker, volunteer with The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, and retired naturalist for the Cook County Forest Preserves.