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Bullheads to pumpkinseeds to alligator gar: Bounty and wonders at Hennepin & Hopper lakes

Opening day of fishing on Wednesday was a delight and a chance to savor the bounty and wonders of Hennepin & Hopper Lakes at Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge. ....

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Words on birds: Climate change may be the reason for rare visits by 'southern birds' like limpkins and spoonbills

The ranges for many species that we think of as "southern birds" are gradually expanding, shifting, or both. It s always exciting to spot a rarity. But if the reason we are seeing a bird is climate change, well, that s disturbing. ....

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Backroads of mine: Side trips from Metropolis to Lake Geneva, Valpo to Hennepin

Contemplating things that are better than a fresh garden tomato lead to backroads and side tricks from Metropolis to Lake Geneva, Valparaiso to Hennepin. ....

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Starved Rock, Matthiessen main parking lots reach capacity

Memorial Day weekend has brought its wave of visitors to La Salle County’s state parks. ....

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Supreme Court Wetlands Decision Further Muddies Already Murky Environmental Area, Conservationists Say

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrows the Clean Water Act’s authority to regulate certain wetlands has met with disappointment, frustration and head-scratching among Great Lakes environmentalists. ....

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