"Plants, Pollinators & Prayers" is a recent documentary about a local community s efforts to bring monarch butterflies back to Northern Illinois. The film will have a local screening on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Bloomingdale Public Library.
University of Illinois Extension and DeKalb County Forest Preserve offer this free event for families to get out, have fun, and explore an enjoyable destination. Illinois Extension staff and volunteers provide a variety of educational and recreational activities for the whole family. “This is a festival about the season of winter, so it doesn’t matter if we have snow,” said Illinois Extension Educator Peggy Doty.
Mountain lions have been on the move this fall with two confirmed sightings of animals in northern and central Illinois. Large predators occasionally pass through Illinois but are not here to stay.
URBANA, Ill. – Mountain lions have been on the move this fall with two confirmed sightings of animals in northern and central Illinois. Large predators occasionally pass through Illinois but are not here to stay.