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The American badger is ideally suited to its role as fossorial carnivore, or a predator that digs. Its front claws are nearly two inches in length, and the toes are partially webbed to aid in scooping soil. Photo credit: Stolz, Gary, USFWS, USFWS M.

Good Natured: Badgers Aren't Only in Wisconsin

With a nod to the fast-approaching holidays, and with apologies to th...

Butch is ready for adoption

Adoptable Pet of the Week from Kane County Animal Control

It should be illegal to be this cute...

The long-eared owl's namesake "ears" on top of its head are used for camouflage and communication, but not for listening. Its actual ears are located farther down, on either side of the head. Photo credit: Kerry Hargrove

Good Natured: The Phenomenal Hearing of Owls

My goodness, have you heard the owls lately...

Contractors have started clearing roughly 134 acres north of the Fabyan Windmill in Geneva

Clearing Project to Improve Migratory Bird Habitat Ramps Up this Winter

A multiyear project to clear invasive trees and brush from the east si...

Box turtles like Artie can live 50 years or longer, which is the norm and not the exception.

Good Natured: Box Turtles are Gifts that Keep On Giving

I watched in amazement the other day as my buddy Arthur wolfed down h...

The wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, was never a candidate for our nation's symbol, but it did help Benjamin Franklin advance his study of electrictity.

Good Natured: Turkey and Benjamin Franklin

You're probably thinking that this week's Good Natured topic is turke...

Official Opening of the Tallgrass Prairie Adventure Exhibit

Forest Preserve District Holds Celebration for the Tallgrass Prairie Exhibit at Creek Bend Nature Center

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County held a ribbon-cutting eve...

Jenni Schiavone paddled the full-length of the Fox River in September to promote river protection

A Tale of Two Fox Rivers Part 1: Kane County’s Defiant Wild River

I always wanted to paddle the entire length of the Fox River, so in S...

As winter nears, tree squirrels like this eastern gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, store nuts and other food items in a practice known as scatter hoarding.

Good Natured Column: Scatter Hoarder

Years ago, as a rookie staff writer at a restaurant magazine, I had th...

Topped with a large hole, a crayfish chimney stands tall and volcano like at Ferson Creek Fen Nature Preserve in St. Charles. A second, smaller hole, which plays a role in burrow ventilation, can be seen below the quarter used for scale.

Good Natured: Crayfish Volcano Chimney

Mount Saint Helens...

Creek Bend Nature Center is open to the public Mondays through Thursdays

New Tallgrass Prairie Exhibit in Kane County

Creek Bend Nature Center will look a little different, next time you s...

Butterfly Waystation

Monarch Waystation Dedicated in St. Charles

The St...

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