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• A person standing on a wooden bridge over water.

  Meet a Naturalist: Jenna Krukowski, always curious about the past

  9/27/2023

  Meet Jenna Krukowski, an interpretive naturalist at Isle a la Cache Museum.

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• A green praying mantis on a sidewalk.

  Five fast facts about easy-to-miss praying mantises

  9/20/2023

  Praying mantises are among the largest insects we see, but that doesn't mean they are easy to find. Learn more about these insects that stand out at blending in.

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• A pink common milkweed bloom.

  When a weed is something more: Milkweed vital for many species

  9/18/2023

  Have you heard the buzz about monarchs and milkweed? Monarchs are far from the only animals that rely on milkweed.

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• A woman sits on a log in the woods.

  Preserves We Love: O'Hara Woods, for delivering nature's gifts

  9/11/2023

  Interpretive naturalist Sara Russell tells us why she loves O'Hara Woods Preserve.

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• A woman stands along a boardwalk.

  Preserves We Love: Thorn Creek, for the endless discoveries

  9/5/2023

  Interpretive naturalist Brittany Schaller tells us why she loves Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve.

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• A cricket on a leaf.

  Myth buster: Can a cricket really tell you the temperature?

  9/1/2023

  There's no way you can actually rely on a cricket to tell you the temperature, right? Actually, this widely held myth is really true.

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• A green frog on the left and a bullfrog on the right.

  What's the difference?: Green frog vs. bullfrog

  8/31/2023

  Can you tell a bullfrog from a green frog? Here are a few clues to help tell these two similar frog species apart.

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• Feet in hiking boot walking along a natural surface trail.

  Earbuds out for the latest fitness trend: Silent walking gaining traction

  8/30/2023

  Keeping up with the latest fitness trends? Then put your earbuds away and enjoy the silence on your next walk. 

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• A person standing on a wooden bridge with a lake in the background.

  Preserves We Love: Lake Chaminwood, for its transformation to tranquility

  8/29/2023

  Director of planning and land preservation Colleen Novander tells us why she loves Lake Chaminwood Preserve.

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• A man standing in front of a courtyard full of hanging hummingbird feeders.

  Meet a Naturalist: Bob Bryerton, a naturalist from his earliest days

  8/28/2023

  Meet Bob Bryerton, the program coordinator at Plum Creek Nature Center and Monee Reservoir.

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