Trumpeter Swans miraculously return to central Illinois count from brink of extinction
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Nature Rambles: Virginius Huber Chase — ramble man of our land
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Why do I Ramble? A giant reason is because of local pioneers of nature, like this true ‘old-school’ naturalist — ornithologist, archaeologist, entomologist, and even an oologist from Stark County and its Wady Petra
Nature Rambles: Rough legs of tundra pays visit
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Nature Rambles: Slow-moving story of steadfast prairie
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By mid-November, it has surrendered its surface life. The goldenrods are gone, the asters spent, the monarchs long departed. But beneath mat of grasses lies a dense web of roots and fungi, holding the soil together and storing life for spring.
Nature Rambles: Mighty migration of the Monarch
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Wings of wonder: Fourth-generation of this marvelous butterfly travels 3,000 miles from the North back to Mexico
Nature Rambles: Subshrubs, Leadplant case in point
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Unique species’ symbiotic relationship with Earth creates cross between shrub and herbaceous plant
Nature Rambles: Fishing for Trout Lillies
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Early bloomers — that is, if they do — attract bevy of bees to their colorful dog-toothed violet
Mike Miller: Endangered Species need our help
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A call to action to combat administration as it tries to rescind ‘harm’ in Endangered Species Act analysis. It would totally guts the ESA by saying it is OK to destroy entire ecosystems that endangered species depend upon for their livelihood.
Nature Rambles: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza spreading in animals
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Take care: HPAI virus strains are now a part of ‘our new normal.’ We will need to adapt our agricultural practices to meet this new challenge. We can only hope that wild bird populations will build some type of immunity, or that the virus evolves to be less lethal to its host.
Nature Rambles: Another cast of characters
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Christmas Bird Count reveals 75 species and 10,396 birds as it reminds us of ebbs and flows of our planet’s history