It’s official! Skunk cabbage is popping up. And that means the beginning of spring in the Chicago area. Here is my poem to commemorate the occasion…

On March 1st, I’m performing a new show at the 2025 Wild Things Conference entitled “The Enchantment of Light: How Earth’s Star Can Bring Magic to Your Nature Experience”.

On Saturday, the stream at Reed-Turner Woodland created a solar system of conspicuous frozen planets. But look more closely, you’ll find a…

In the autumn woodlands of the Chicago area, the bronze canopy drops to the ground. But that’s not all you’ll find on the ground. Learn Mike MacDonald’s favorite symbol of an autumn Chicago woodland.

The Cowles Bog Trail at Indiana Dunes National Park exemplifies dune succession, a concept pioneered by Henry Chandler Cowles. The process begins with marram grass, which stabilizes sand and enriches soil over time, allowing diverse flora, from flowers to oaks, to develop. This ecological transformation highlights the area’s significance in American ecology.