Chicago Nature Blog

I was back down in the southern Missouri Ozarks recently to witness the fall migration of the ringed salamander.  I headed down on rather sh...

There are aspects of my neighborhood that are characteristic of modern suburban communities elsewhere.  Curvilinear streets, lush green lawn...

  1)  Those tasked with disseminating information about local nature & natural history in 2025 - nature center staff, interpretive natur...

  I often credit the plains garter snake for my love of snakes, and that largely holds true.  But there was one particular snake that expand...

Once upon a time, I found a milksnake in my alley.  Well, if you've read enough of this blog over the years, you'll know that that d...

 As I sit here to begin drafting my summary of a trip to Vancouver Island (British Columbia) less than 20 hours after returning, it is a ste...