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A group of people in a woodland wearing cool weather gear take a break. Some sit on a boulder and others sit on the edge of a trail. Various hatchets, hoes, hand saws and other tools lay on the ground or propped on the boulder near the group. Backpacks and canteens are within reach of the people too. Blue sky is peeking thought the branches of the trees overhead.

Connecting the Learner to the Landscapes at Glacier’s End

November 2, 2026 by Steve Gariepy

People | Education | Places to Visit

A group of people bundled up in cold weather gear sit in lawn chairs near a picnic table. In the background is a grassland against a horizon line of trees. Over head is a gray, overcast sky.

Making a Difference: How everyday Illinoisans are protecting our natural resources

November 2, 2026 by Carla Rich Montez

People | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Research | Researcher

Brown paper bags full of various plant seeds rest on the edge of a gravel trail and short mowed green grass.

Volunteers are a Valuable Asset for the Collection of Native Seeds

November 2, 2026 by S.D. Shah

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Prairie or Grassland

A prairie under partly cloudy skies. Golden spikes of flowers and purple aster flowers are interspersed throughout the prairie grasses. Two butterflies, one yellow and one orange and black, nectar on the purple flowers.

The Importance of Volunteers in Resource Conservation, an Example from Bond County

November 2, 2026 by John Cole

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Plants

A close up of a painting of a large mouth bass being held in the hand of a fisherman. In the background is a bright blue sky.

Fish Art Contest Brings Conservation to the Classroom: A new Illinois tradition

November 2, 2026 by Hugh Gabriel

People | Education | Fish

A group of 10 women sit together at a circular table at an event of the Illinois Women Owning Woodlands network in 2026.

Forestry Management Taking Root: Women Owning Woodlands

November 2, 2026 by Laura Kammin

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement

A group of children and one adult pose on a wooden walkway in front of a rocky cave in a forest. The sun filters through the canopy in the background.

Helping Youth Build Connections to Nature

November 2, 2026 by Anne Townsend, Erin Garrett

People | Education | Places to Visit

A hunter wearing camouflage gear kneels on the forest floor. A successfully harvest wild turkey rests in front of the hunter. Its tail feathers are spread out in a fan shape in front of the hunter. In the background a road cuts through a woodland full of pine trees.

Meet the Staff: Brodie Eddington, District Wildlife Biologist

August 3, 2026 by Kaleigh Gabriel

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Wildlife

An elderly woman holds a fishing rod and reel with a fish caught on a hook attached to the fishing line. To women stand next to her. One of the adjacent women helps the elderly woman hold up the fishing rod and reel. In the background is a pond in a park with trees and a quiet street nearby. Two people fish from the pond bank.

Fishing Program Builds Communities

August 3, 2026 by Kathy Andrews Wright

People | Fishing | Youth

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Education Representative Dee Toombs hands a small fish to a teenage fishing camp participant.

Fishing: Try it, you might like it!

August 3, 2026 by Laura Kammin

People | Fishing | Youth

A gray hawk soars through a bright blue sky.

Rock River Peregrines Take Flight

August 3, 2026 by Rebeccah Hartz

People | Birds | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Natural Area

A photo collage of three images. The image on the left is of a hunter in camouflage gear sitting on the ground in a spring woodland. In front of the hunter is a successfully caught wild turkey with its tail feathers fanned out. The top image to the right is of a man wearing fire resistant gear in a prescribed fire burn on a prairie. Two photos are in the bottom right. One image is of a hunter wearing camouflage gear posing next to a successfully harvested white-tailed deer. The other photo is of a researcher holding a Canada goose gosling.

Meet the Staff: Eric Canania, District Wildlife Biologist

August 3, 2026 by Kaleigh Gabriel

People | IDNR Staff | Wildlife

A flowerbed with orange, yellow and pink flowers interspersed throughout glows in bright sunshine. In the background is a lake surrounded by trees.

The Urban Butterfly Initiative: Bringing beauty, butterflies, and environmental awareness to cities, one native plant at a time!

May 1, 2026 by Paul V. Switzer, Annalisa M. Switzer

People | Habitat Management or Enhancement | Insects

A small bird with a black face, blue head and back, black wings, and a white breast perches on a tree branch. Green leaves are in the background.

Birds and Community – The Urban Birding Festival

May 1, 2026 by Michael Kamp

People | Birds | Places to Visit

A young boy peers into a small net secured to a pole being held by the boy. In the background is a freshwater pond.

Help Youth Love Illinois Nature as Much as You Do: The Blueberry Awards

May 1, 2026 by Martha Meyer

People | Other Outdoor Recreation | Youth

Eliha Perez, an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Education Representative, poses with a student and the fish that he caught.

Leave No Trace: Inspiring the Next Generation of Anglers

May 1, 2026 by Laura Kammin

People | Aquatic Organism | Fishing

A group of people stand in front of two boats. A few people stand on the boats as well. In the background is a brushy woodland. A green patchy lawn is in the foreground.
A group of conservation police officers standing in a group on a stage with black curtains in the background. The group is all wearing officially uniforms including olive green pants, tan shirt and an olive green tie. The officers are all holding up their right palms as if they are being sworn in. A senior officer in all olive green stands in front of the group reading off a sheet of paper and has his right palm facing out toward the officers. Three officials stand to the right and off to the side of the stage and observe the proceedings.

What It Takes to Become an Illinois Conservation Police Officer

February 2, 2026 by Steven Beltran

People | Law Enforcement

On a beautiful fall day, a partly cloudy sky is reflected in a river. On either side of the river is trees with fall foliage.

She Finds Rare Prairie Clover – Missing Since 1873

November 3, 2025 by Stephen Packard

People | Endangered and Threatened Species | Natural Area | Plants | Volunteers

An American dog tick waits on tall grass to clasp onto its next meal.

Living with Wildlife: Be Tick Aware

November 3, 2025 by Laura Kammin

People | Ticks | Wildlife Health

Explore Our Family of Websites

A link the CICADA web site.
A link the Hunt Illinois web site.
A link the Outdoor Illinois Journal web site.
A link to request a nuisance animal removal permit from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
A link the Wildlife Illinois web site with advertisements for its four sections: Help, Sightings, Wildlife Identification, and Prevent Problems.