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Dirt-fishing with the Driftless Digger | Under Rocks podcast
17+ hour, 12+ min ago (164+ words) For the latest Under Rocks podcast, we sent our team out with The Driftless Digger to explore the site of an Ogle County farmhouse that was abandoned in the 1920s. Jim used to call himself a treasure hunter. Now he considers…...
Most American prairies are gone. These people are working to bring them back
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1182+ words) American prairies are a threatened ecosystem, but they're not completely lost. Across the central U. S. , people are working to preserve and restore the native landscapes. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates about 80% of original grassland ecosystems in the U. S. are gone, and…...
Come along with some geese as they migrate back from their southern winter havens
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (797+ words) Greetings, and welcome aboard Goose Airlines. It's a beautiful and clear March day, perfect for our flight north today. I'll be your flight attendant on this journey. Our pilots have started returning from the south. They started traveling northbound flights…...
This "fairyland" bog is a beacon for winter birders " and a sponge for the climate
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1209+ words) Nothing stops a chat between birders faster than a flash of feathers in the sky. Just a few steps into their stroll through Sax Zim Bog, three naturalists go hush at the sight of a Canada jay, a gray-and-white songbird…...
Bats: Importance and Conservation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (270+ words) For Bat Appreciation Day, discover the fascinating world of bats with special guest Dr. Joy O'Keefe during this engaging virtual presentation. Dr. O'Keefe, a leading researcher in bat ecology, focuses on promoting coexistence between bats and humans in changing landscapes....
Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1482+ words) When the elevator doors part on the second floor of a two-story brick and glass building in an office park on the outskirts of downtown Dallas, it feels like a portal opening to a different world. The cavernous lobby is…...
Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (292+ words) Northern Public Radio Greetings from Southwest Papua, which has some of the world's richest marine biodiversity Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The world that…...
It's eagle nesting season in Illinois. One nesting pair calls a northern Illinois state park home
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (691+ words) It was a cold, quiet Saturday in February, when a couple dozen people gathered by the open water behind Mc Henry Dam on the Fox River. They huddled together in the parking lot, bundled up against the cold. A few…...
Owl Prowl | Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (120+ words) Whooooo's that calling? ! Join the Boone County Conservation District for a special evening program to discover all about owls! The program will start indoors at the Roger Gustafson Nature Center for a presentation about IL owls and then head outside…...
Perspective: The smartest animal in the world
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (279+ words) Connie Seraphine salutes our eight-armed friends. Perspective: The smartest animal in the world I am a lover of all animals. On our sheep farm, I've loved lambs, especially those I've helped raise as "bottle babies." We've had intelligent sheep herding…...