Mar 31, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara
Prominent nature writer Richard Louv offers ways for families and communities to connect to the natural world.
Mar 31, 2021 ● By Randy Kambic
Award-winning science, health and nature author Sheryl DeVore discusses being more aware of our outdoor environment and the need to preserve it.
Feb 26, 2021 ● By SherylDeVore
One of the most exciting things for raptor lovers to see in early spring is the courtship flight display of the red-tailed hawk and watching and listening to American woodcocks court in short, wet grasses next to woodlands and shrublands. Writer Sheryl DeVore explores how these spring bird behaviors help us to connect to nature in the Chicago area.
Feb 26, 2021
March is upon is! After the jarring reality of February’s snow and cold, it’s time for a literal breath of spring when a new season officially begins on March 20 at the equinox.
Feb 25, 2021
As part of the MidewinNational Tallgrass Prairie Silver Anniversary celebrations, at 6 p.m., March 3, a panel of staff members with Midewin NTP will talk about prairie restoration tools and techniques that have been essential to restoration in the past 25 years at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie – including invasive species management.
Jan 29, 2021 ● By Sheryl DeVore
A pond with a layer of soft snow above the ice may seem to harbor little or no activity, but underneath, where there’s still open pond water or a muddy bottom, life goes on in winter, just at a much slower pace.
Jan 29, 2021
I’m not a huge fan of cold-weather winter days—give me a warm summer’s day in the garden or an afternoon on the water—but as a lifelong resident of the Chicago area, I’ve learned to make the best of whatever the seasons serve up!
Oct 30, 2020 ● By Julie M. Gentile
Take care with these self-care tips from yoga teacher and wellness author Julie Gentile using the CALM strategy, and be ready for the holiday season and beyond.
Aug 31, 2020
The annual native garden tour will be virtual this year, providing a fuller, year-round look at the way the gardens develop through the seasons, with practical, hands-on advice to bring native plants into home gardens.
Aug 31, 2020 ● By Sheryl DeVore
Even the grasses provide new color this time of year. You can see fields covered in hazes of browns and yellows, and if you look closely, you might even see the bottle gentian blooming. Writer Sheryl DeVore takes us on a tour of Illinois Prairies with Veronica Hinke and Cindy Crosby.
A study concludes that if we act quickly and decisively, there is an opportunity to conserve about half of the planet’s ice-free land.
Jul 31, 2020 ● By Polly Liontis
When you’re hungry, eat, when you’re tired, sleep,” which is another way of saying, “Listen to your body, your emotions, your own inner wisdom.
Jul 31, 2020 ● By Sheryl DeVore
Scientists first described migratory dragonflies in the late 1880s, and today believe this natural phenomenon occurs on every continent except Antarctica. August is a great time to watch migrating nighthawks, as well as many species of dragonflies as they pass through the Chicago and northeast Illinois region, says author and naturalist Cindy Crosby.
Jul 31, 2020
All over the world, plants and animals are increasingly threatened by human activities and habitat encroachment.
Jun 30, 2020
Nature may improve cognitive function by improving memory formation and recall, specifically that of short-term or working memory, and goal-oriented or directed attention.