President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S., which is good news for political leaders in Alaska, where oil is the ...

Nature fans are seeing an increase in waterfowl and native plants at Powderhorn Prairie and Marsh a year after restoration ...

Winter is upon us in Illinois, and with it comes a cold reality for stray cats—finding warmth in places you might not expect.

Mississippi is known for many things, including the unique ecosystem of animals that walk, fly and swim across the state.

What is the one Thanksgiving side dish that you must have on your plate every year? A study revealed each state's most ...

The Lombard Historical Society welcomes Kim Sigafus for “Singing Bird and the Importance of Native American Women in Illinois ...

SIU’s Touch of Nature removing invasive plants, restoring native flora and fauna by Christi Mathis The sweet-smelling flowers ...

Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing native plants to move back in is difficult.

Boatzon looked at the economic and environmental importance of the 10 largest lakes in the U.S. Lake sizes and locations are ...

While Illinois might be known as the Prairie State, wetlands can be found from border to border. These important ecosystems are now under threat due to a 2023 Supreme Court ruling. Jess Savage reports ...

Environmental historian Robert Morrissey writes in “People of the Ecotone” that Indigenous peoples in what is now Illinois ... wildlife biologist working at the tribe’s bison range. “We are all ...

Texans—especially urban Texans—are intimately familiar with grackles. The chattering, swaggering great-tailed grackle is a ...