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Green lawn grass with fallen leaves
Read article: What color is your lawn this fall?
What color is your lawn this fall?
As the days shorten and winter approaches, nature has taken on a bleaker appearance. Deciduous trees have lost their leaves, wildflowers have gone to...
woman holding clump of soil and roots
Read article: Going underground to explore the hidden benefits of grasses
Going underground to explore the hidden benefits of grasses
Before the first hard frost came at the end of October, I planted many native plants around our new house. I brought some of my favorite plants with...
2024 ISPP Scholar Adesina with Gov JB Pritzker
Read article: In his own words: Kehinde ‘Kenny’ Adesina
In his own words: Kehinde ‘Kenny’ Adesina
As an ISPP Scholar, Kehinde 'Kenny' Adesina is appointed with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Division of Natural Resources. His work is...
Leaves along a road covering a storm drain
Read article: Fall leaves, clean streams: Leaf management impacts water quality
Fall leaves, clean streams: Leaf management impacts water quality
Episode 57 discusses an often-overlooked aspect of maintaining water quality – the impact of fall leaf management. In this episode,...

News Releases

Image of report cover on photo of lake
Illinois continues work to improve waterways by reducing nutrient pollution
URBANA, Ill. — The loss of nutrients into Illinois’ lakes, streams, and rivers harms water quality here and downstream all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. The Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, NLRS, was established in 2015 and is designed to reduce nutrient pollution in Illinois’...

Videos

Providing Natural and Artificial Homes for Bats

Bats are essential to a healthy ecosystem. The species eat insects that are pests to trees, crops, and us. Most bats use trees as their daytime roosts during spring, summer, and fall. If a location has good places for bats to hunt for food, what attracts them to roost on the property?

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Staff

Duane Friend

Duane Friend

State Master Naturalist and Climate Change Specialist