Winter, the dormant season for most plants in the Chicago area, presents unique opportunities for restoration work targeting ...

Common across much of Texas, frostweed put on a spectacular show during the cold front. Fans wished one another a happy ...

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, 1 Confluence Way, will host the first of this season's Seed Series at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The theme will be Gearing Up for Gardens.

As cold weather sets in, we often find ourselves retreating indoors where it’s warm.

Cultivating native plants that naturally thrive in our region offers numerous ... It’s time to shake off those winter blues with Illinois Extension and Danville Area Community College!

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 ...

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 ...

ALTON/GODFREY - Great Rivers Land Trust has secured a Natural Area Stewardship Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural ...

Mississippi Palisades State Park is where Illinois decides to show off and prove it’s not just cornfields and Chicago.

Wildlife Prairie Park in Hanna City is like a zoo, but for animals that actually belong in Illinois. This 2,000-acre park is ...

Within parks, streams, and native prairies, University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists serve as environmental stewards in their communities. Illinois Extension is now opening registration for ...

Gurnee native Curtis Szajkovics is a flight controller with Firefly Aerospace, which launched its Blue Ghost lunar lander early Wednesday on a mission to the moon. Firefly Aerospace Share As a ...