Southwest Illinois is heavily populated with bald eagles. Here’s where to find them
Once considered an endangered species, there are now more than 3,100 bald eagles wintering in at least 27 Illinois counties.
Visitors flock to New York botanic garden for a whiff of a flower that smells like a rotting corpse
One by one, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden pulled out their phones snap pictures of the rare blooming plant before ...
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Cook County birdwatcher spots record number of birds in 2024
Birdwatcher Tarik Shahzad spotted 294 bird species in Cook County in 2024, surpassing the previous milestone by one.
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In the Garden | Survival of the hardiest
As cold weather sets in, we often find ourselves retreating indoors where it’s warm.
Start sowing spring flowers with help from Danville Public Library
Danville Public Library is finding new ways to share knowledge and resources with the community. Three years after a native plant garden was installed at the library, visitors can now take home free ...
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Land Trust grant will remove invasive species
The Great Rivers Land Trust has received an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Natural Area Stewardship Grant (NAS). The grant, which is administered through the Illinois Department of Natural ...