Category Archives: wildlife

Agroecology in Southern IL: Week Two Notes from the Field

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

This guest post is from Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies major Allison Breeding, who was awarded a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) fellowship this summer at Southern IL University. This is the second installment of weekly blogs this … Continue reading →

Posted in water, food, biodiversity, students, conservation, wildlife, agriculture, Roosevelt, research, ecology, science | 1 Comment

Urban Biodiversity Week Starts Today! (May 13-19)

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Appropriately enough as the summer semester begins here at RU, Illinois is celebrating Urban Biodiversity Week starting today, May 13th, and running through Sunday, May 19th. As noted on the Millenium Reserve page on the State of IL website: Please … Continue reading →

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“Reptiles at Midewin” — Tomorrow at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading →

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“Reptiles at Midewin” — Next Week at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading →

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“Peacock Prairie: A Photographic Journey” — tomorrow at Midewin

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from Uganda: Threats to Habitat, Biodiversity, and Sustainability — and Discoveries of Giant Rabbits!

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Julian Kerbis Peterhans, a professor of natural science and sustainability studies in RU’s College of Professional Studies and an adjunct curator of mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, is spending a year as a Fulbright Scholar … Continue reading →

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“Peacock Prairie: A Photographic Journey” — next week at Midewin

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading →

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Register Now for the Wild Things Conference at UIC on Feb 2

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

There’s just a couple days left to register for the biannual Wild Things Chicago Wilderness Conference to be held on Saturday, Feb. 2nd, at UIC. Registration continues online until Jan. 20th, and at least 1,000 people are expected to attend. … Continue reading →

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“Everglades of the North” (documentary film about the Great Kankakee Marsh) tomorrow at Midewin

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in southern Will County, about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, is the largest tallgrass prairie ecological restoration project east of the Mississippi River, and one of the great open space resources / biodiversity preserves … Continue reading →

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Wild Things Conference at UIC on Feb 2

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

There’s still time to register for the biannual Wild Things Chicago Wilderness Conference to be held on Saturday, Feb. 2nd, at UIC. Registration continues online until Jan. 20th. As the conference website notes, Wild Things is for volunteers, professionals and … Continue reading →

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