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A flowerbed with orange, yellow and pink flowers interspersed throughout glows in bright sunshine. In the background is a lake surrounded by trees.

The Urban Butterfly Initiative: Bringing beauty, butterflies, and environmental awareness to cities, one native plant at a time!

May 1, 2026 by Paul V. Switzer, Annalisa M. Switzer

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Insects

A small bird with a black face, blue head and back, black wings, and a white breast perches on a tree branch. Green leaves are in the background.

Birds and Community – The Urban Birding Festival

May 1, 2026 by Michael Kamp

People | Birds | Places to Visit

A young boy peers into a small net secured to a pole being held by the boy. In the background is a freshwater pond.

Help Youth Love Illinois Nature as Much as You Do: The Blueberry Awards

May 1, 2026 by Martha Meyer

People | Other Outdoor Recreation | Youth

Eliha Perez, an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Education Representative, poses with a student and the fish that he caught.

Leave No Trace: Inspiring the Next Generation of Anglers

May 1, 2026 by Laura Kammin

People | Aquatic Organism | Fishing

A group of people stand in front of two boats. A few people stand on the boats as well. In the background is a brushy woodland. A green patchy lawn is in the foreground.
A group of conservation police officers standing in a group on a stage with black curtains in the background. The group is all wearing officially uniforms including olive green pants, tan shirt and an olive green tie. The officers are all holding up their right palms as if they are being sworn in. A senior officer in all olive green stands in front of the group reading off a sheet of paper and has his right palm facing out toward the officers. Three officials stand to the right and off to the side of the stage and observe the proceedings.

What It Takes to Become an Illinois Conservation Police Officer

February 2, 2026 by Steven Beltran

People | Law Enforcement

On a beautiful fall day, a partly cloudy sky is reflected in a river. On either side of the river is trees with fall foliage.

She Finds Rare Prairie Clover – Missing Since 1873

November 3, 2025 by Stephen Packard

People | Endangered and Threatened Species | Natural Area | Plants | Volunteers

An American dog tick waits on tall grass to clasp onto its next meal.

Living with Wildlife: Be Tick Aware

November 3, 2025 by Laura Kammin

People | Ticks | Wildlife Health

An elderly man in a tan corduroy blazer stands next to woman with long blonde hair and a navy blue polo shirt.

Remembering John L. Roseberry

November 3, 2025 by John Cole

People | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Researcher | Wildlife

A group of people pose together. Everyone is wearing fantasy style costumes including some knights and elves. In the background are trees.

Scientific Outreach with a Fantasy Twist: Using costumes and role play to teach principles of invasion biology

August 1, 2025 by Philip Anderson

People | Education | Habitat Management or Enhancement

Blaze the piping plover stands on a pebble-strewn beach.

People and Plovers: Searching for Blaze

August 1, 2025 by Laura Kammin

People

An agricultural field full of bright yellow sunflowers. In the background is the edge of a field of corn against a fence row of trees. A blue sky is overhead.

Dove Season is on the Horizon

August 1, 2025 by Don Kahl

People | Agriculture | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Prairie or Grassland

A wetland in a valley reflects a bright blue partly cloudy sky. In the background is a grassy hill with trees interspersed throughout.

2025 Pheasants Forever National Farmer of the Year, John Dassow

August 1, 2025 by Jason Bleich

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Prairie or Grassland | Wetland

A photo collage of five women anglers with their successful catches. Four of the five women are fishing on a body of water. The fifth woman is holding up her fish while standing in a bait and tackle shop.

Women Who Fish

August 1, 2025 by Kathy Andrews Wright

People | Fishing

A close up of an angler holding up a fish caught on a fishing line with a lure in her right while she poses for the camera. In the background is a dock on a lake. Green trees are in the background.

Taking Youth Fishing—700 at a Time: A summer as a Conservation Education Representative

August 1, 2025 by Kathy Andrews Wright

People | Fishing | Youth

A historical black and white aerial view of a barrow pit lake on Cook County Forest Preserve property. Overlaying the photo on the top right is the logo for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources 100th anniversary.

Illinois Department of Conservation Perspective, 1950 – 1981: Part 2

August 1, 2025 by Bruce Muench

People | 100th Anniversary | History of Conservation

A historical black and white photo with two men sitting at a desk covered with books and writing utensils. In the background are filing cabinets. Overlaying the photo on the top right is the logo for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources 100th anniversary.

Illinois Department of Conservation Perspective, 1950 – 1981: Part 1

August 1, 2025 by Bruce Muench

People | 100th Anniversary | History of Conservation

Under a bright blue sky is a grassland full of tall tan grasses. The grassland is bordered on three sides by tall trees.
A woodland in spring before the trees have leafed out and the ground is covered in flowering bluebells. Overlaying the photo on the top right is the 100th anniversary logo celebrating the 100 years of the founding of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
A prairie stretches out along a treeline in Illinois on a cloudy day. Overlaying the photo on the top right is the 100th anniversary logo celebrating the 100 years of the founding of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Before the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Conservation History Prior to 1925

May 1, 2025 by Laura Kammin

People | 100th Anniversary | Fishing | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Hunting | Places to Visit | Regulations

Explore Our Family of Websites

A link the Wildlife Illinois web site with advertisements for its four sections: Help, Sightings, Wildlife Identification, and Prevent Problems.
A link the Hunt Illinois web site.
A link the CICADA web site.
A link the Living with White-tailed Deer web site with advertisements for its three sections: ecology, management, and history.