Federal funding is based on census population, including funding for wildlife, ecosystems, and air and water quality. “Many federally funded programs that keep our drinking…
The signs of spring are popping up all around us. Flowers are emerging. The grass is growing. Birds are singing. Soon we will also be seeing the Mason bees emerging from their winter…
Conservation is a key component of Cosley Zoo’s mission, and one of the zoo’s conservation efforts has involved Blanding’s turtles. Blanding’s turtles are medium-sized, semi-aquatic…
Identifying ways to improve and increase habitat for monarch butterflies in Illinois is the focus of a new online survey this month and a planned conservation summit meeting in Springfield…
As we begin the new year and the third decade of the 21st century, perhaps the most crucial hurdle facing agriculture remains soil, water and air conservation. With the past decade…
Leaked budget numbers from the Trump Administration show Environmental Protection Agency funding for Great Lakes initiatives reduced to a trickle from $300 million to $10 million. This…