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DuPage Birding Club to host 'A Photographic Big Year' Jan. 9
Jan 6, 2020 8:58 PM - The DuPage Birding Club will present "Unparalleled Joy: A Photographic Big Year" with Ohio birder Laura Keene on Thursday, Jan. 9, at Faith Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn. -
2019 birding: The good, the sad and the unlikely
Jan 6, 2020 6:00 AM - Our Jeff Reiter looks back on an incredible year in birding.
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves 83 acres of wetland, sedge meadow and wet prairie in Woodstock
Jan 3, 2020 11:27 PM - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has preserved an 83-acre property, Slough Creek Wetland Bank, located northwest of Woodstock on Jankowski Road. -
Millennium Farm announces new location in Lake Forest
Jan 3, 2020 5:49 PM - The Leverick family of Fox Lake, Illinois, is pleased to announce the new location in Lake Forest for their Millennium Farm beginning in January 2020! The farm will be sharing space with Horsefeathers Therapeutic Riding. The new location offers easy access for clients with plenty of amenities for both horse and rider. -
Learn about migratory birds and climate change at Fox River Ecosystem Partnership meeting Jan. 8
Jan 3, 2020 9:57 PM - The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership will hold its bi-monthly membership meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Jim Herkert, executive director of Illinois Audubon Society, will present a program on "The Decline of Migratory Birds and Climate Change -- What Can We Expect and Do in the Fox Valley?" -
Izaak Walton League to host 'Ice Fishing 101' Jan. 11Jan 3, 2020 10:19 PM - On Saturday, Jan. 11, the Elgin Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, in partnership with Cook County Forest Preserve, will be having an informational program on ice fishing at the Rolling Knolls Forest Preserve in Elgin.
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5 events for $5 (or less): All Animal Expo comes to Wheaton
Jan 1, 2020 8:39 AM - Looking for budget-friendly fun? The All Animal Expo returns to the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton Saturday, The Lira Singers perform "An Epiphany Concert of Polish & American Carols" Sunday in Mount Prospect and more. -
Audubon Society to offer first Jerry Hope Country Roads Birding Trip
Dec 30, 2019 2:00 PM - The Kane County Audubon Society invites the community to join the first Jerry Hope Country Roads Birding Trip on Saturday, Jan. 11. In honor of the longtime society member who passed away earlier this year, drive the back roads looking for Lapland longspurs, horned larks, snow buntings and maybe a snowy owl if any are in the area. -
Remembering 2019's top animal stories
Dec 28, 2019 7:30 AM - In a perfect world, animal stories are supposed to make you smile. And most of them do. But, tragically, not all. -
Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count stronger than ever
Dec 28, 2019 7:00 AM - It's been 120 years since New York ornithologist Frank Chapman launched his Christmas Bird Count as a bold new alternative to what had been a longtime Christmas tradition of hunting birds. Today, the annual count continues, stronger and more important than ever.
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