We immersed ourselves in the emergence, hiking toward the calling—louder, louder—I could hear at least two species singing and the air was f...

by Susan Post Long before human records were kept, the extreme tip of southern Illinois bordered the shoreline of a much larger Gulf of Me...

Here is an article by Sue Post published in the Illinois Steward, Spring 2009 issue about a few of our favorite Illinois Prairie sites (clic...

We finished up our Dragonfly Blitz on Thursday, 29 July, visiting parts of Wildcat Hollow. Within 15 minutes of our arrival at the marsh...

After our second day of the blitz, with heat index of 109, we are up to 29 species of butterfly and 20 species of dragonfly. Today we visite...

"They're the greatest mathematicians. They can estimate the length of your net and add 18 inches." Richard Day Thirty-two pa...

by Susan Post Late evening of the hot days of summer is the perfect time to hear the loud drone of male cicadas. Even during classic...