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Volunteers are sought for spring programs to spruce up the preserves by removing invasive species, controlling brush and planting native plants.

After a long, quiet winter, our local wetlands are among the first places that begin to wake up, showing some of the earliest signs of spring. 

When it comes to spring, there's so much to love. But there's also probably a lot you don't know about our most-anticipated season.

You've heard of bone-crushing creatures, but how about bone-eating animals? The bearded vulture is the only bird in the world that predominantly eats bones!

They came in hot and they got out cold Saturday at the Braidwood Recreation Club, raising thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Illinois. 

Planning some spring hikes to see wildflowers in bloom? Here's your go-to guide to what to see where.

Here are five reasons you should appreciate spiders instead of despising them or, even worse, squishing them.

Descendants of the Clow family recently visited Riverview Farmstead Preserve to share stories of growing up on the family’s historic farm in Wheatland Township.

If you venture out into the preserves these days, there's a good chance you'll hear chorus frogs making a racket as they call out looking for a mate.

A bald eagle photo taken at Rock Run Rookery Preserve earned the February win in the Forest Preserve District’s Preserve the Moment photo contest.

In the fall, the changing of the seasons means deciduous trees shed their leaves. But not all deciduous trees seem to get the memo when it comes to losing their leaves. 

Have you seen those social media memes about how there are 12 different seasons in Illinois? There's winter, then fools's spring, then second winter, spring of deception, third winter, mud season, actual spring and so on and so forth. Well, the last Friday in February was fool's spring, a day too nice to spend indoors.

If you pay attention, plenty of clues are starting to pop up that signal warmer days are on the horizon.

Robins are the quintessential American bird, but how much do you really know about them?

One of the most anticipated events among birders each spring and fall is the arrival of the American white pelicans, and now is the time you'll once again start seeing these birds along waterways in the area.

It's peak migration season for sandhill cranes, so don't be surprised if you hear their loud, bugling call overhead.