La Vista Ecological Learning Center

La Vista joins all those on our planet who are feeling the great loss of Pope Francis who heard the cry of the earth and the cry of the...

David Brantley, beekeeper of 29 hives on the Novitiate land, arrived at La Vista's Spring Equinox Celebration with this sons, an...

Look around you as you take a walk. Look closely.  Tightly bound leaves are unfolding on tree branches, daffodil flowers are unfolding as...

In early January we experienced a foot of snowfall, more than we have seen in eight years. The view from the office window was...

The turning of the calendar on January one to usher in a new year is a human construction; whereas, the winter solstice on December 21...

“ Many of us have made our world so familiar that we do not see it anymore. An interesting question to ask yourself at night: What did I...

La Vista's online book discussion group is currently reading John Philip Newell’s The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the...

I have passed by this stately Basswood tree on the front lawn of the OMI Novitiate for twenty years without noticing it. It was Steve,...

This picture taken from my home in Godfrey, Illinois, came to mind as I listened to a webinar about light pollution. The speaker didn't...

Last month’s reflection focused on a special plant, Spigelia genuflexa, an example of plant behavior providing the best environment for...