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Fermilab Family Outdoor Fair

By Sue Sheehan | May 10 at 1:24 p.m.

Sunday, June 10, 2012Fermilab Family Outdoor FairAudience: Families, PublicGrades:K +Bring your family and explore the outside world. Activities for all ages: sweep for insects, net … Read more ›

Saturday night is prime time for Lyrids meteoroid watching

April 21 at 12:53 p.m.

Saturday night promises to be cold, a little damp and dark — a great night to be outdoors, if you’re a stargazer. The hours from … Read more ›

In prior years, up to 250 American White Pelicans have been spotted at one time at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. The birds typically arrive in waves and only stay a week or two before migrating north. Photo courtesy Scott Seifrid.
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American White Pelicans return to Dick Young Forest Preserve

By Laurie Metanchuk | March 13 at 4:01 p.m.

It’s not officially spring until March 20 — but tell that to the pelicans. Often viewed as a sign of spring in Kane County, the … Read more ›

White clover, a common edible weed in Illinois, is likely the species that sometimes produces four leaves, giving it the name four-leaf clover and supposedly giving the finder good luck. Tribune file photo

Four-leaf clover: Rare variation of a common, edible weed (and may be good luck)

By Sheryl DeVore | March 6 at 6:00 a.m.

That sometimes pesky white clover creeping into your grass in spring is the same plant that supposedly brings luck to those who find it in … Read more ›

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Spring Birding with DuPage Birding Club

By Diann Bilderback | March 4 at 9:24 p.m.

Courting Displays of the Woodcock, Migrating Waterfowl, and Returning Species Highlight March-April Birding Trips from DuPage Birding Club March 3, 2012, Glen Ellyn, IL—The public … Read more ›

Mike Iaconelli with two big tournament bass. Photo by BASS and Rob Russow
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Is it Ike’s turn?

By Don Dziedzina | Feb. 19 at 10:03 a.m.

After a year of fishing in a variety of tournaments across the nation, 49 of the best anglers will finally compete in the 2012 Bassmaster … Read more ›

Joan Sayre took this photo of a great horned owl in her Libertyville back yard. The adult owls raised two young, which she saw in early June two years ago.

Hooting great horned owls celebrate Valentine’s Day

By Sheryl DeVore | Feb. 1 at 1:00 a.m.

Beneath a full moon on a cold, winter’s evening, the pair begins its courtship duet. Hoo hoo hoooo hooo hoo, he bellows atop a walnut … Read more ›

We could see northern lights tonight, thanks to solar flare

Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m.

For the second time in just three months, people in the Chicago area have a shot at seeing the northern lights this evening. That’s because … Read more ›

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Why I volunteer with Fermilab Natural Areas

By Heather Williams | Jan. 20 at 5:48 p.m.

Fermilab is, of course, best known for its physics. My interest in the lab though is something a little different – I am a big … Read more ›

Bald Eagles roost in high trees here in Illinois at Starved Rock State Park. Photo by Don Dziedzina
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Bald Eagles at Starved Rock

By Don Dziedzina | Jan. 1 at 12:05 p.m.

Have you ever been on a fishing trip in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan or Canada and got a glimpse of an American Bald Eagle flying … Read more ›

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