Weather has dampened the plans of many gardeners and homeowners this growing season. In fact, this May was the wettest on record in the Chicago…
This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the…
Good Natured: Meet The Beetles! (There Are 30,000 Species Here, And One Is Tricrania Sanguinipennis)
This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the…
A very late season storm system produced very heavy wet snow across much of northern Illinois on Sunday, April 14 — with Kane County communities…
The Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources and Kane County Connects are “Counting Down to Earth Day” with a series of 16 articles…
This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the…
Spring is a busy breeding season for wildlife, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources reminds Illinois citizens not to bother or handle baby birds…
The National Weather Service Chicago is saying snow melt, soil moisture and present river levels are adding up to an above-average risk of flooding along…
If you want to start a lively conversation on climate change, you can start by quoting the National Weather Service Chicago stats on our spring…
This article is written by, Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the St….