At Volo Bog State Natural Area, a hard-working, collaborative team of volunteers and staff recently embarked on a pioneering restoration of Illinois’ only open-water bog. Prior, important work at this Lake County site has focused
Wingshooting clinics and pheasant hunts for youth ages 10 to 17 are scheduled at Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County (March 1) and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County (March 15).
The Syrian Spadefoot Toad has been rediscovered in the war-torn country with the help of Syrian community scientists and Illinois researchers.
The finding is the result of years of dedication by Yaman Omran of
DNR fisheries biologists are collecting live Christmas trees to be used as fish habitat in local lakes. The collected trees will be bundled together, weighted, and submerged at lakes, providing critical habitat for multiple fish
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 10, 2025, edition of Illinois Outdoor News.
This is certainly the least important thing we learned from a recent update on the Illinois Gray Fox Project, an ongoing effort by a Southern Illinois University research team to learn why the predator species
A University of Illinois student researcher identified a southern flying squirrel in a university natural area. While the species is native to Illinois, this was the first time one has been documented in the area
Illinois fishermen begin 2025 the same way they begin most years – confident this will be the year someone finally catches a largemouth bass that tops the most coveted state record.
Alas, 2024 began
Panfish dominating winter fishing scene so far in ’25. Here’s a look at the Illinois fishing report on Jan. 3, 2025.
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