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A woodpecker pauses while foraging in a pink blooming redbud tree during early spring.

Need Landscaping Advice? Ask a Friend!

February 2, 2026 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A close-up of groupings of yellow seeds on a green leafy tree.

Nine New Invasive Species Regulated in Illinois with Expansion of Exotic Weeds Act

February 2, 2026 by Emily Steele

Land | Invasive Species | Natural Heritage Pick | Regulations

A brown and tan quail walks across a snowy grassland.

Winter Weather Effects On Northern Bobwhite in Illinois

February 2, 2026 by John Cole

Land | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Wildlife | Wildlife Pick

Two people handle flats of prairie plants in the back of a wagon. In the background is a summer grassland underneath a bright blue clear sky.

A Prairie Imagined

February 2, 2026 by Patty Gillespie

Land | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Places to Visit | Prairie or Grassland

A shed antler from a white-tailed deer rests against a fallen log nestled in amongst leaf litter on the forest floor.

Nature’s Seasonal Events

February 2, 2026 by Carla Rich Montez

Land | Birds | Fish | Mammals

A person wearing yellow shirt walks through a prairie under an overcast sky. In the background is a horizon line of trees.

To Manage or Not to Manage: Primary nesting season and what it means

February 2, 2026 by Heather Herakovich

Land | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Prairie or Grassland

In a grassy area in a forest, sunlight streams down from the canopy and rests on two pieces of paper hung on a line by clothespins. A flower has been painted on each piece of paper.

Digging Into the Critical Zone: Illinois scientists and educators bring soil science to life

November 3, 2025 by Erica Doerr

Land | Education

A close up of a sundew plant nestled in amongst green mosses.

Determining the Threat of Local Extirpations for Illinois’ Rare Plants

November 3, 2025 by Brian Charles, Paul Marcum, Greg Spyreas, Eric Ulaszek, David Zaya, Brenda Molano-Flores

Land | Endangered and Threatened Species | Natural Heritage Pick | Plants

A close-up of two acorns surrounded by green oak leaves on a sun dappled branch.

For the Love of Oaks

November 3, 2025 by Thomas Hintz

Land | Forest | Wildlife

A close-up of yellow daisy like flowers. A purple flower is in the center. Green vegetation surrounds the flowers.

Decreased Energy Use, More Savings…and More Wildlife

November 3, 2025 by Kathy Andrews Wright

Land | Climate Change | Prairie or Grassland

A sandy beach shoreline view with waves falling on to the beach on the left and grasses and trees to the right. A bright blue sky is in the background.

Appreciating the Understated Beauty of Native Grasses

November 3, 2025 by Sima Shah

Land | Natural Area | Places to Visit

Nature’s Seasonal Events

November 3, 2025 by Carla Rich Montez

Land | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Insects | Reptiles | Wildlife

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

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 | 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