Chris Anchor on the deaths of cormorants due to avian flu. Read more here.

Chris Anchor on the deaths of cormorants due to avian flu. Read more here.
Read about silphiums on the prairie in this outdoors column.
Compass plant photo copyright by Steven D. Bailey
Read here to learn about the very rare cicada that lives in this prairie.
Entanglement Network cites this statistic — and there’s more. Read about how balloons harm the environment and what you can do to help:
Cassi Saari is quoted in an article on the city Nature Challenge. Read more here.
Great white trillium might be blooming in time for the City Nature Challenge. (Photo by Sheryl DeVore)
Vic Berardi talks about courtship of red-tailed hawks in a story on the hawks and woodcocks. Read more here
American woodcocks start courting in the sky in March.
How do critters who spend time in winter survive frozen ponds in winter? Read here to learn more.
Mike Kloss, COO of Kloss Distributing Co in Gurnee talks about converting his business to solar energy. All the electricity is obtained from 2,000 panels atop the building’s roof. Read more here.
Edward Warden talks about woodpeckers in an article published in Natural Awakenings Magazine. Written by Sheryl DeVore. Photo below of red-headed woodpecker copyright by Steven D. Bailey.
“It’s an amazing conservation success story, and really illustrates the resiliency and adaptability of the bird.”
Luke Garver in an article about wild turkeys and turkey tail fungus. Read more here.