https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms11666 The view from above of a clear cut forest from logging (credit Sightline Institute) When...

Group 3: Blog #2: Anne Hughes, Zipora Otieno & Bret Dannis https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/120329 Out of...

Bret Dannis, Anne Hughes & Zipora Otieno Flooded agricultural field in central Illinois, no wetland or levees to protect this field,...

A large part of my daily job is to assess invasive plants, species, density and suggest how to control or eradicate the alien species. I...

Wetlands can sustain a huge variety of flora and fauna when managed properly, long term planning in place and people who are willing to...

Goose Lake Prairie in Grundy County Illinois is the largest remnant prairie remaining in the state thanks to its unique heterogenous...

If you ask a kid to draw a bumble bee, chances are they will draw it sitting on purple, pink or yellow flower. Turns out those kids have...

Looking at mangrove saltwater systems and arctic freshwater systems to compare the similarities and differences between the ecosystems....

The mighty oaks of the savanna make sandy dunes into immensely diverse biomes. I have tracked endangered box turtles, beautiful,...

From removal of underground, clean water and sand, to the many nuclear plants here in Illinois, we are able to supply alot of the...

I am lucky to part of habitat restoration in the prairie state with less than .01% of prairie remaining and so little natural habitat...

I have been lucky enough to be blessed with perfect vision. That is not to say that I see everything with perfect clarity all the time!...

The way in which I have opted to conduct research and look at the ways to ask the questions and reach the goals, have been a little murky...