Tag: Force of Nature: George Fell

Hello 2019…Goodbye 2018!

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I want to send a 500-foot-tall, Godzilla-like thank you to all of my Nature in Chicagoland readers for visiting my blog in 2018. In about 30 blog posts and more than 46,000 words (I didn't count them, so I'll have to trust my data analytics software), I’ve covered everything from troll hunting, snow shoeing, and … Continue reading Hello 2019…Goodbye 2018!

George Fell: A Tireless Advocate for Nature in Illinois

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BY ANDREW MORKES, AUTHOR OF NATURE IN CHICAGOLAND There are people who talk, and there are people who do. George Fell was a doer—in spades. There are people who do, but can’t stop talking about themselves and the credit they deserve. Not George Fell. There are people who quit when the powers that be tell … Continue reading George Fell: A Tireless Advocate for Nature in Illinois