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A Blanding's turtle in shallow water with vegetation behind it.
Quiz: What's your Blanding's turtle IQ?
6/9/2025Take this 10-question quiz to find out.
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A lavender plant in a pot next to a building and a walkway.
Plant these plants to help keep mosquitoes away in your yard
6/9/2025Mosquitoes bugging you in your yard? These plants may help keep them away.
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A green heron on a branch over water.
Quiz: Test your knowledge on green herons
6/4/2025Test your knowledge on this 10-question quiz.
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A double-crested cormorant perched on a branch suspended above water.
Cormorants up close: Learn all about one of our most unique birds
6/3/2025Double-crested cormorants are a common sight around our waterways. Learn what sets them apart from other waterfowl.
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The sun setting over water with clouds above the sunset.
How will you enjoy all the extra daylight in June?
5/29/2025The summer solstice is in June, and those later sunsets mean more time to spend soaking up the sun.
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Quiz: How good are your insect identification skills?
5/26/2025Test your insect identification skills with this 10-question quiz.
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A goliath frog sits on a rock along a river.
Wild Relatives: The Goliath frog
5/23/2025Our familiar bullfrog has nothing on the Goliath frog when it comes to size. Bullfrogs may be big by North American frog standards, but the Goliath frog can weigh 7 times as much!
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A clutch of four robin eggs in a nest in the crook of a tree.
Nature curiosity: Why are robin eggs blue?
5/22/2025The color of a robin's eggs is a familiar shade of blue, but the source of that color may surprise you.
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A blacklegged tick on vegetation.
Tick safety 101: How to protect yourself outdoors
5/20/2025If you spend a lot of time outdoors, you need to be aware of ticks and how to help prevent tick bites ad tick-borne illnesses.
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A killdeer standing on the ground.
Quiz: Test your knowledge on the crafty killdeer
5/20/2025Can you ace these 10 questions?
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Be a Trailblazer turns outdoor fun into a family affair
Liz Lyons of New Lenox has turned the Forest Preserve District’s Be a Trailblazer challenge into a fun-filled family tradition. From dancing in the rain to spotting tiny critters on the trail, challenge missions have become cherished memories.
Hybrid turtle 'Theodorable' serves as warning: Don’t dump pets in preserves
A hybrid box turtle was removed from a Will County preserve to protect a threatened species. Now living at Isle a la Cache Museum, he serves as an ambassador to educate the public about the dangers of releasing pet turtles into the wild.