Kids and grown-ups hopped on the hay wagon for a ride through the wetlands, prairies, and woodlands of the Nygren Preserve.

That’s Glencoe Beach – the North Shore’s crown jewel that somehow remains under the radar despite offering some of the most spectacular Lake Michigan views in Illinois.

Though states differ in how they now regulate wetland areas, law changes in three states and counting all have the same goal: more development.

Out-of-state residents must have an annual 2024 or 2025 non-resident hunting license for Illinois and a 2024 or 2025 Illinois Migratory Waterfowl Stamp. Five-day licenses will not be accepted.

Illinois appears to be well positioned to protect its wetlands. It’s a blue state with Democratic supermajorites in both state legislative chambers and a governor friendly to climate policy. But ...

Illinois appears to be well positioned to protect its wetlands. It’s a blue state with Democratic supermajorites in both state legislative chambers and a governor friendly to climate policy. But last ...

Wetlands are important to our water quality and controlling floods. Protections for wetlands in Illinois are at risk. We’ll explain why and learn if the state can protect these ecosystems that ...

This site 17 miles southwest of Joliet protects some of the best tallgrass prairie remaining in Illinois. The grassland ecosystem and adjacent marshy wetlands host an array of nesting and wintering ...