Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

A droplet is pictured on moss. Photo by Taylor Brennan When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness.

Redbud in bloom at T.C. Steele State Historic Site in Brown County during the springtime. The site will be one of the locations participating in the annual Spring Wildflower Foray, a chance to explore ...

Behold the beauty of nature this weekend at the Spring Nature Festival. This is the ninth year that Wind Wolves Preserve has hosted the two-day event offering live reptile presentations, exhibitors, a ...

Spring is here, but the signs of spring are slow to come. Most of the woodland wildflowers have yet to push up through the leaf litter on the forest floor. However, there are two early bloomers, ...

SPENDING WEEKS cooped up inside in the bleak winter months can take a toll, both mentally and physically. As spring ramps up, walking is a great way to restore health and relieve stress. According to ...

LEMONT, Ill. (WLS) -- Many of the Cook County Forest Preserves' special events take place at one of its six nature centers. Sagawau Environmental Learning Center near Lemont hosts migratory bird ...