Wildfires scorching Los Angeles, fires in the Hudson Valley, floods in the mountains of North Carolina. Severe weather exacerbated by Climate Change is causing disasters in areas where it was never expected to be, or where it was not very likely to happen. What does that mean for Prairie Crossing? What are we the most in danger of suffering? What can we do to mitigate the damage?

In this live-to-tape episode, we take over the back room of the Farm Store during Night of Lights. We meet Chris Cunningham the logo design contest winner and Maryanne Natarajan, a member of the PCHOA 30th Anniversary Committee about the plans for the year and how the logo will be used.

John Wasik has secret knowledge of where some Rusty Patch Bumblebees live. (Spoiler alert - he's not telling).

He's also authored a book on Abraham Lincoln's non-war-related contributions to our nation, He is an actively working journalist, County Board member, Forest Preserve commissioner, and a fascinating person.

This far-ranging conversation recalls construction vehicles rumbling on what is now our walking trails, to how he found out about the bees, to what it means to retire.

For years Jim has organized burns and helped steward our prairie. In this episode we hear about his life before Prairie Crossing and what our prairie looked like when he arrived.

In this episode we hear about all the work that it takes to put Frightfest - a spooky night of entertainment -- together for the residents of Prairie Crossing.

In this episode, we meet Wally Winter and Ellen Ewing, my neighbors and two of the original owners in Prairie Crossing.

In this inaugural episode, I talk to John Schuster about Lake Aldo Leopold and what he and his committee have learned about it and what the long term plans are for our little lake.