
Illinois Mixed Bag: Forest Preserve acreage pushes past 24,000 acres
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s first acquisition of 2026 not only expands the District’s oldest preserve, it also pushes total acreage past the 24,000 mark.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s first acquisition of 2026 not only expands the District’s oldest preserve, it also pushes total acreage past the 24,000 mark.

The New York State Conservation Council will hold its annual spring meeting this year on April 17-19 in Livingston County.

Ducks Unlimited, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Audubon Society recently completed construction on a 50-acre wetland enhancement project in the Lakeview Wildlife Management Area, in Ellisburgh in Jefferson County,

Wisconsin residents have a new way to stay up-to-date on the DNR’s prescribed burning program.
An online dashboard on the DNR’s website lists information on the program, which consists of controlled fires to improve

Whenever folks badmouth public servants who work for schools, agencies or simply “the government,” you’d like to stand them before a crowded auditorium to meet guys like Neil Payne, Keith McCaffery or the late William

What follows are a few anecdotes from a topic I’ve covered in this space before, but they bear repeating.

Spring is a season of change, or more precisely, a season of transition. Transitions are the dynamic periods of change in nature that highlight the annual cycles. Spring is a transitional season and the bridge

When Tim King and family visit their cabin in the springtime, they have to remember to put a bag over their parked vehicle’s rearview mirror. The reason: It’s mating season in the bird world, and

DNR and the Illinois Farm Bureau are again working with federal agencies to get a handle on the growing black vulture population.
When it comes to the state’s “kettle” – a term for vultures
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