A mix of outdoors stories from Illinois, including information on the opportunity to experience eagle-watching events across ...
Explore the rich and diverse wildlife of Southern Illinois in its natural habitat. See incredible animals, serene landscapes, and the true spirit of nature in this unique region of the United States.
A bison grazes in front of an Illinois Nature Preserves Commission sign. Restoring keystone species like this one is a major goal of rewilding. A new law in Illinois formalizes efforts to reintroduce ...
Calumet City is home to a special gem — a site where sand dunes, savannas, prairies and wetlands lined the shore of what once was an ancient lake that dates back thousands of years. Today, the site ...
Machaela Sweeney enjoys the view at the top of Inspiration Point near the Mississippi River in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. Maggie Dougherty Medill Illinois News Bureau WOLF LAKE, Ill.
Whether the southwest portion of the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve at the Illinois Beach State Park is ever open to the public remains a question, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Rock Island's Wetlands Task Force Committee is recommending the city register 528 acres of wetlands in the Milan Bottoms as a land and water reserve through the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.