The 17 year cicadas are coming to Bloomington, like it or not!

The good news is, we still have time to prepare.

“Oh, and there’s a persimmon tree too”, the realtor mentioned to Louise Briggs when they purchased their home. The Briggs had no idea when they moved to Bloomington in 2011, that a backyard tree would take them on an adventure that is still unfolding.

It used to be that when a construction zone was set aside for a home building project, the surrounding trees were not generally considered.