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A winter woodland with a carpet of tan grasses overtaking everything even fallen branches and logs on the forest floor.

Emerging Invasive Plants in Illinois

August 1, 2025 by Kevin Rohling

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A close-up of a tall green vegetation in a grassland. In the background is a line of trees against a partly cloudy sky.

An Invasive Species that Spreads Like Wildfire: Sericea lespedeza

August 1, 2025 by Mallory Shaw

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Invasive Species | Prairie or Grassland

A colorful brown, orange, iridescent blue and green pheasant walks through a harvested wheat field foraging for waste grain. Overlaying the image in the upper right photo is a gray map of Illinois counties with a star in the middle right part of the state indicating Ford county.

The Illinois Pioneer Chapter of Pheasants Forever: 40 years of habitat restoration

August 1, 2025 by John Cole

Land | Agriculture | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Hunting | Prairie or Grassland

A sweeping view overlooking a large river. In the foreground are trees in autumn colors. In the background is a distant foggy shoreline with trees. A cloudy overcast sky is above.

Nature’s Seasonal Events

August 1, 2025 by Carla Rich Montez

Land | Natural Heritage Pick

A view of a wetland under a bright blue partly cloudy sky. A beautiful lotus flower is in the foreground. A gray map of the state of Illinois overlays the wetland photo in the top right corner. The gray map has a star in the upper left part of the state.

Emiquon Celebrates 25 Years of Restoration with Free Summer Events

August 1, 2025 by Randy Smith

Land | Fishing | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Hunting | Research | Rivers and Lakes

A close up of a green fish held in the hand of an angler. In the background is a grassy shoreline of a small pond.

How IDNR Fisheries Can Help Manage Your Private Pond

August 1, 2025 by Blake Ruebush

Land | Fish | Fisheries Pick | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Pond

A dramatic partly cloudy sky over the Chicago river at sunset. In the background is the Chicago city skyline.

A Nature Walk by the Chicago River

August 1, 2025 by Sima Shah

Land | Birds | Places to Visit

A group of people walk through an early spring grassland. Far in the background is a building surrounded by trees along the horizon.

When Markham Prairie Needed Help

August 1, 2025 by Rebeccah Hartz

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Places to Visit | Volunteers

Goats foraging for food inside a fenced area along a woodland. In the background is a grassy area in front of trees.

Goats, Grit, Persistence and Partnerships

May 1, 2025 by Emily Hodapp, Zach Stephenson

Land | Forest | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Invasive Species | Partnership

A close up of a small yellow flower on a green plant.

Restoring Fields to “Old-Growth Grassland” May Bolster Climate Resiliency

May 1, 2025 by Hugh Gabriel

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Wetland

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Centennial as a State Agency: 1925–2025

February 3, 2025 by Chris Young

Aquatic Organisms | Land | People | Wildlife | 100th Anniversary | History of Conservation

Six brown bison graze on a prairie with pink flowers interspersed throughout.

Plant and Bird Responses to Bison Grazing at Nachusa Grasslands

February 3, 2025 by Elizabeth Bach, Antonio Del Vallé

Land | Research | Wildlife | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Mammals | Places to Visit | Prairie or Grassland

A group of high school aged students stand together in two rows. The teacher stands to the right of the students in the second back row.

Voices for the Future: Everyone Can Make a Difference

February 3, 2025 by Tristin Bednar, Madelynn Grampp, Megan Wiechmann

Aquatic Organisms | Land | People | Wildlife | Regulations | Youth

Oak leaves curled up and deformed do to herbicide drift on an oak tree limb.

The Silent Trespasser: How Herbicide Drift is Threatening Illinois’ Wild Landscapes

February 3, 2025 by Kim Erndt-Pitcher, Martin Kemper

Land | Research | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Plants

A map holds up a very large fish while standing in front of a large fresh water lake. A bright blue sky is reflected in the waves of the lake in the background. Overlaying the image in the top right is a gray map of the state of Illinois with a star indicating Grundy County in the upper north corner of the state.

Heidecke Lake: Fisheries Management at a Former Power Plant Cooling Lake

February 3, 2025 by Seth Love

Aquatic Organisms | Land | Fishing | Places to Visit

An orange and brown butterfly gather's nectar on a cluster of purple flowers. In the background is a lush green grassland with trees to the left in the background against a bright blue sky to the right.

Seed Rescue

February 3, 2025 by Patty Gillespie

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A man wearing tan waders stands in shallow water of a pond. In front of the man is a wire mesh enclosure protecting native aquatic plants so they can become established.

Good Habits for Good Aquatic Habitat

February 3, 2025 by Jim Garavaglia

Aquatic Organisms | Land | Recreation | Fishing | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A group of people stand under the shade of a maple tree and discuss the operational plan of a prescribed burn. Most individuals are wearing fire retardant clothing. In the background is a small house, a trailer pulled by a pickup truck with fire fighting gear, and a gray car.

Barb Heyen Builds a Conservation Team

February 3, 2025 by Gilbert Randolph

Land | People | Wildlife | Habitat Management or Enhancement

Dainty white flowers with five petals and little yellow centers are blossoming amongst new leaves on a bush in springtime.

Serviceberry: A native plant for all seasons

February 3, 2025 by Sheryl DeVore

Land | Wildlife | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Mammals | Plants

A gray and orange squirrel sits in a green lawn and eats a nut. In the background are large rocks framing the edge of a driveway next to a gray car.

Nuts and Niches: How Two Illinois Squirrel Species Share the Landscape

February 3, 2025 by Nathan Proudman

Land | Research | Wildlife | Mammals | Research