Six individuals and one organization have been selected as 2026 outstanding volunteers of the year for their contributions to conservation on behalf of DNR.
“DNR is grateful to have dedicated volunteers and support groups
In my ideal waterfowl hunt, every bird is backpedaling over the decoys and we’re taking our shots at 20 yards. Sometimes it works out that way, but usually, sooner or later, a bird skirts the
If you want to know how bad next summer’s Lyme disease season might be, it may be more useful to count the acorns on the ground than the deer in the woods.
That is
Twenty-one young lake sturgeon released into the Illinois River at Starved Rock are now part of a long-term effort to learn more about the endangered fish and eventually rebuild self-sustaining populations in Illinois.
The
Giant City State Park in southern Illinois will celebrate its 100th anniversary as an Illinois state park in 2027, and DNR is inviting the public to share their favorite memories of the park for a
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 4, 2026 edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
I suspect it’s already happened, and if it has I’d certainly like to hear about it: The growing collection of solar fields across Illinois is bound to result in a situation where a bad shot
“They busted us,” said my cousin, who could not contain his incredulousness.
It was a perfect late-autumn morning in the marsh – crisp, clear, mildly windy, full of promise. The day couldn’t have started
Most birds nest in spring or early summer, but some remain busy raising young well into late summer. American goldfinches are a familiar example, timing their nesting to coincide with an abundance of the small
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