Rt.66 Prairie Litchfield

04/10/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19KZgcDLDZ/

Our next 2nd Saturday event.

02/26/2026

A few pics from today's burn.

04/21/2025

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/monarch-butterfly-super-generation-migration-60-minutes-transcript/

Monarchs traveled to a remote part of Mexico, a journey they've made for thousands of years, and wintered there. Now tens of millions of the butterflies are on an epic aerial journey back north.

04/14/2025

This year's Earth Day theme is "Our Power, Our Planet." https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2025/?_gl=1*pblqdy*_up*MQ..*_ga*OTIxMjU2ODIyLjE3NDQ2MzkxNDA.*_ga_06X3TZD9X9*MTc0NDYzOTEzOS4xLjEuMTc0NDYzOTIwMC4wLjAuMA..*_ga_QENXCBT7TN*MTc0NDYzOTEzOS4xLjEuMTc0NDYzOTIwMC4wLjAuMA..

01/12/2025

Presented by Matt Hayes, PhD and assistant director of the Illinois Audubon Society with over 20 years experience as an avian biologist working with cranes, plovers and songbirds.

REMINDER: “Woodpeckers of Illinois” will be presented live via Zoom on Sunday, January 12th at 1:00 p.m. You can connect to this program on your internet browser using the link below. No registration, password or app download required.

Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7657996665?pwd=VHBXWW5JRlRWS1RJaVVHN0M2dHZQZz09&omn=87116776926

Meeting ID: 765 799 6665
Passcode: 1897

Program Description: There are seven woodpecker species found in Illinois. We see many of them in our backyards throughout the year while some are only present during the breeding season. How well do we know these familiar birds? This presentation focuses on the biology and ecology of woodpeckers as a group and focuses on the seven, formerly eight, species regularly observed in Illinois.

About our Presenter: Matt Hayes, PhD is the Assistant Director of the Illinois Audubon Society with over 20 years experience as an avian biologist working with cranes, plovers, and songbirds. He has studied population dynamics, behavior, and mating systems and has taught courses at the collegiate level.

Photo: Bill Ludemann