Clear Lake currently has a catch and release, slot fish limit that protects all walleyes measuring between 17 and 22 inches in length.

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

From now through August, if you see any wild turkeys, you're asked to record them through this online portal. Here's why it's ...

The discovery of grassland-loving dickcissels on the site of Sterling Bay's stalled megadevelopment suggests the value of ...

Tucked away in the embrace of the Shawnee National Forest sits Makanda, Illinois – a pocket-sized paradise that might be the ...

Lesser goldfinches feast on the seeds of weedy, invasive plants such as thistles and dandelions, which are abundant in the ...

Nestled in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest, Makanda, Illinois might be the most delightful town you’ve never heard ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific ...

The Illinois Spring Bird Count originated in 1959, and the first statewide count was held in 1972. Each year, Illinois Spring Bird Count reports are published in the Meadowlark, a journal of the ...

The nation’s grassland birds, spread across 320 million acres in 14 states, have declined 43% since 1970, more than any other category, and are “in crisis,” according to a report.

CHICAGO — The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies there every spring from South America — a journey of about 6,000 miles.

In Illinois, “agricultural intensification,” in which farmers squeeze more production out of their land, is a major contributor to grassland bird decline, she said.