Spring Ephemerals

by Susan Post Now that spring has arrived, butterflies are starting to appear in numbers, newly-emerged from hidden chrysali...

This week, we look at the third natural division , the Northeastern Morainal Division. This area was the last area of Illinois covered by g...

by Michael R. Jeffords I really shouldn’t admit it, entomologist that I am, but I have a soft spot for plants. Actually, ...

by Susan Post An old adage that a lumberman is known by his chips certainly applies to the pileated woodpecker. When it attacks with pow...

This week's Natural Division is the Rock River Hill Country, just to the East of the Wisconsin Driftless Division encompassing Stephen...

By Michael Dreslik As the winter weather fades away and temperatures begin to rise during spring, reptiles awaken from thei...