Patrons of Green Valley State Park have witnessed an alarming sight this year — dozens of trees removed or even burned. Though the image is drastic, park operators are working to restore the natural ...

CRAIG CHARLES South of the land where the sands of Lake Michigan shiver, a series of prairie plantings is waiting to bloom on ...

Two hundred years ago, nearly two-thirds of Illinois was covered in prairie. Today, less than 0.01% of that prairie land ...

Thirteen natural areas in the Quad-Cities region will be getting new prairie plantings under an initiative announced Thursday by River Action Inc. Dubbed “Back to Our Roots,” the plan ...