For the last six years, volunteers from the “Friends of Crawford State Park” have put up a Christmas light display in the park, and they did so again today. This year, 17 displays adorn the park, all ...
What truly sets Beall Woods apart from other natural areas is its status as a National Natural Landmark and an Illinois Nature Preserve. These designations reflect the site’s ecological significance ...
Pileated woodpeckers – those crow-sized birds with flaming red crests that inspired the Woody Woodpecker cartoon – hammer away at dead trees, leaving distinctive rectangular holes as evidence of their ...