On this Earth Day, our woodlands are lush and flowering, which may include the spectacular bluebell and trillium.

Lift your spirits with a springtime stroll, or maybe even a frolick, amidst the flowers of Chicagoland’s woodlands.

Welcome to a brand new year and a brand new day with the premiere wildflower forecast of the 2023 growing season! Visit Chicagoland’s woodlands for our first spring blooms.

What’s Twelve Feet Tall and Wide as a Football Field?
Answer: Huge Projections of My Immersive Photographs in a Five-Month Exhibit Celebrating Chicago Nature. Opening April 1, 2023.

ANNUAL SEARCHING FOR SPRING ISSUE. Skunk cabbage is Chicago’s harbinger of spring. And now they’re popping up!

February 26th marks the anniversary of the creation of Grand Canyon National Park, which tops the national parks for the number of native plant species. But this is also the day when I like to remind you that the Chicago region ranks higher than the Grand Canyon and EVERY OTHER other U.S. national park for that matter! We’re #1!