Nature Scouting for You and the Kids!   It’s April, and the third season of ChicagoNatureNOW! scouting and reporting is about to begin! This means that, each week for the next six months, I’ll be posting an alert telling you exactly where to experience breathtaking displays of wildflowers around Chicago. A small number of volunteer nature scouts...

2018 Spring Nature Preview of the Chicago Region   Spring is officially here in Chicago, but we’re still waiting for it to look like spring, with verdant woodlands and colorful displays of wildflowers. But you won’t have to wait much longer. Beginning in early April, Chicago nature puts on its inaugural show in the muddy bottoms of some woodlands,...

Chicago Nature Now! Alert March 2, 2018 Spring Is Here! “Chicago nature info and news to help you discover the region’s finest natural wonders.”   IT’S OFFICIAL. SPRING HAS SPRUNG IN CHICAGO! In Chicago, spring officially arrives when sprouts of skunk cabbage push up from the muck. On February 27, I found them at Pilcher Park Nature...

Giving Thanks for Our Wonderful Scouts!   We have successfully completed the second year of ChicagoNatureNOW!—”we” being the consequential word. Last year, the first year, I was the lone scout. I’d wandered the trails and wondered how many more seasons I could keep doing this without manpower and funding. Funding remains a major concern...

Chicago Nature Now! Alert & Fall Color Report November 3, 2017 “Plan your Chicago fall-color weekend with Chicago nature news & info to help you discover the region’s finest natural wonders.”   Using this website to find fall color in Chicago? Then please help support us. Click now to donate!   Fall-color highlights to help you...