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Joyce and Gordon Wassell
Read article: Conservation@Home Member Spotlight: Joyce and Gordon Wassell
Conservation@Home Member Spotlight: Joyce and Gordon Wassell
By Megan Todd, Extension Master Gardener, Serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell countiesDriving up the street in a Morton subdivision...
a mouse emerging from the sill of a wall
Read article: Mouse in the house?
Mouse in the house?
Rustling in the walls. The patter of little feet racing through the attic. Cereal spilling out of a hole chewed in the box. These are all signs you...
Blog authors Joy O'Keefe and Brodie Dunn
Read article: Wildside: About the Blog
Wildside: About the Blog
Illinois Extension is launching a new blog called Wildside. This blog is one way we’ll be growing Extension’s wildlife...
a bird getting ready to eat from a frozen bird seed wreathe
Read article: Choose the right feeder and seed for birds in the winter
Choose the right feeder and seed for birds in the winter
By Jennifer Bass, Extension Master Gardener, Master Naturalist, and Conservation@Home member serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties...

News Releases

brown coyote in green grass
Registration open for Wild Neighbors: Coyotes program in Belvidere on March 21
BELVIDERE, Ill.—University of Illinois Extension Educator Peggy Anesi will be offering a free educational program on coyotes Saturday, March 21, at 9:00 a.m. at the Boone County Conservation District, 603 Appleton Road. “Coyote families are welcoming their new offspring in March, so it’s a...
beaver in water
Wild Neighbors: Beavers—Nature’s Engineers program coming to Oregon
OREGON, Ill.—Local residents will have an opportunity to learn more about one of Illinois’ most fascinating native animals during Wild Neighbors: Beavers—Nature’s Engineers, a free program offered by University of Illinois Extension. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, February...

Videos

Uncovering the Winter Secrets of Whip-poor-wills

Often heard and rarely seen, the eastern whip-poor-will and its namesake nighttime call is an iconic Midwestern woodland bird. But like many other insect-eating birds, its numbers are declining. University of Illinois avian researchers are working to uncover the secrets of where this elusive...

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