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A recent visit by a group from Little Friends in Warrenville highlighted just how welcoming Four Rivers Environmental Education Center is to all people.

Meet Amy McNeil, a program coordinator at Isle a la Cache Museum.

Extensive, multiyear restoration efforts at Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve have earned an "Excellence in Ecological Restoration" award from Chicago Wilderness.

Winter might seem like an odd time for laying eggs, but it's the perfect timeline for bald eagles. 

Love it or hate it, snow is as essential as rain. Learn to appreciate it with these five fun facts.

In nature, myths abound. Here are a few — and the truth behind them.  

Squirrels are common enough that they are just part of the background in nature, but they are pretty interesting creatures when you learn more about them.

Not all blue birds are bluebirds. In our area, we see eastern bluebirds, blue jays and even indigo buntings sporting blue feathers. Learn the differences between these blue-hued birds. 

Meet Heather Van Zyl, an interpretive naturalist at Plum Creek Nature Center.

Roz Remsen examined the soil around oaks in the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s properties and other sites this year and is working on lab and data analysis.

Crows are highly sociable and among the most intelligent animals around, but they don't have the best reputation.

The northern lights are always happening, but you have to be at the right place at the right time to view them.

The National Inclusion Project’s first nature center accreditation in the country has been awarded to Four Rivers Environmental Education Center.

Their so-called ears aren't the only difference between short-eared owls and long-eared owls.

A team of detectives found or identified a globally rare moth, a state-endangered orchid, a possible first sighting of a plant in Illinois and a mystery moth.

Being tailless is a rare trait among mammals, but us humans aren't quite alone.