Chicago Nature Now! Alert February 15, 2017 “Chicago nature info and news to help you discover the region’s finest natural wonders.”   IT’S OFFICIAL. SPRING HAS ARRIVED IN CHICAGO! In Chicago, spring usually arrives in March when sprouts of skunk cabbage push up from the muck. But this hasn’t been a normal winter, given the...

REMARKABLE FACTS ABOUT CHICAGO NATURE Fact 2: Chicago Has A Native Cactus! (Experience the Magic of Nature Near Your Home)   It’s wintertime. So why am I showing you this plant of the desert in a book about Chicago’s natural wonders? First, I did it to remind the weenies, those who complain about the weather as they walk out into the blizzard without a...

Chicago Nature Now! Alert November 2, 2016 “Chicago nature info and news to help you discover the region’s finest natural wonders.”   Here’s what’s happening in Chicago nature, right now!   This is THE week for fall color in the Chicago region: Finally, six weeks into autumn and the colors are at their peak in Chicago’s...

THE MONSTERS IN OUR MIDST (Reprinted from the chapter “The Monsters in Our Midst” from my coffee table book, “My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago: A Celebration of Chicagoland’s Startling Natural Wonders”)   At Black Partridge Woods, raindrops plummet from the gray onto an autumn canopy of golden sugar maples, dislodging turning...

Chicago Nature Now! Alert October 21, 2016 “Chicago nature info and news to help you discover the region’s finest natural wonders.”   Here’s what’s happening in Chicago nature, right now!   Enjoy the Fall Colors: The Prairies Are Colorful. The Woodlands Are In Various States. We’re now four weeks into autumn and the...