A beautiful, hilly area of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota that will have you saying, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in the flat Midwest anymore.”
A story about a company that puts its employees and protecting the environment ahead of profit
40-foot limestone cliffs, a stream, beautiful waterfalls, and a pond–all in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood
12 tips for a great winter hike
The only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, plus a great nature center
Great hiking and biking and remnants of the Manhattan Project
8 places to see bison in Chicagoland and the Midwest
The wildest nature destination in Cook County
These were the topics of the 8 most-popular articles last month at my blog, Nature in Chicagoland, as selected by my readers. Here are links to the articles.
1. Author and Professor Discusses the Magical Driftless Area
2. REI Puts Employees Ahead of Profit and Encourages People to Get Out and Enjoy Nature
3. Palmisano Park: A Hidden Gem in Chicago
4. Volo Bog: An Ice Age Remnant and the Only Quaking Bog in Illinois
5. Twelve Tips for a Successful Winter Hike
6. Eight Places to See Bison in the Midwest
7. Red Gate Woods: Hawks and Hills, Sloughs and Snakes, and Ghosts and Buried Nuclear Waste, Oh My!
8. Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve: The Wildest Place in Cook County
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