Beetles are fascinating, but there are so many that it is difficult to know where to begin – more than 350,000 species that ...

Milkweed can grow in a wide variety of environments from roadsides and abandoned lots to the edge of fields, meadows, and ...

As I crisscross the county this summer to share environmental experiences with students, I can’t help but notice all of the ...

Walton blames the use of herbicides and pesticides for the decline in the monarch butterflies. If cattle eat milkweed, it can ...

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The Illinois Department of Transportation asks people to slow down for the increased mowing this time of year.

Milkweed may seem like a weed because of its name, but it’s actually an incredibly important plant. The leaves of milkweed ...