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Nature helps rural communities build resilience
Imagine if the river just down the road were not only a place to fish, but a way to connect generations through shared storytelling. Or picture...
insect challenges
Reduce insect conflicts with a naturalistic approach
While enjoying the outdoors, we often come into contact with insects, for better or worse. From buzzing mosquitoes to wasps interrupting outdoor...
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Making Every Nutrient Count: Fall Fertilizer Decisions for Productivity, Profitability, and Water Quality
Fall fertilizer season brings decisions about when, where, and how much to apply.In...
Cover crop emerging in a field
Cover crop conversations: when to seed a cover crop
When it comes to seeding cover crops, timing matters, but the right timing can look different depending on where you farm and what you are trying to...
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Janine Donahue
Recording the natural world through nature journaling
LEWISTOWN, Ill. - Nature journaling is a way to slow down, pay attention, ask questions, and create a record of the natural world around us. A journal might include sketches, watercolor, written observations, measurements, maps, weather, sound maps, species lists, or questions to explore later....
A brown bat in a knot hole in a tree
Illinois study reveals another reason to save the world’s trees
All over the world, from Oregon’s old-growth forests to Queensland’s eucalyptus groves, creatures depend on trees for shelter. A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests that as the climate destabilizes, the world’s...
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Community Science in Your Backyard

At Everyday Environment, we enjoy noticing everyday observations of cool things in nature, many of which can be found in backyards and local parks. These everyday observations can be used to help scientists better understand the climate, species phenology, and more. Explore how everyone can...

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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