Asian carp pose serious threat to food chain
Just think of the alien species which we now consider a natural part of our landscape, never giving them another thought, as if they were always there. Accepting them along with our native species.

As winter draws closer, the migration begins
The wind had shifted a few days ago and, while it was still a soft, summer-like afternoon, there was a chill in the air, a harbinger of the winter that will surely come.

Shabbona Lake fulfills fishing needs
The Shabbona Sportsman's Club has devoted thirty years to perfecting one of Illinois' finest fishing lakes. Best of all? They like to talk about it.

Conservation congress back on the beat
People with a passion for the outdoors reconvened last weekend in Springfield as the latest version of Illinois' Conservation Congress.