Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa)

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Jerus...

Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa) is a native prairie sunflower that has a root system that forms underground tubers. Similar to potatoes, these tubers are safe places for the plant to...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Jerus...

Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosa) is a native prairie sunflower that has a root system that forms underground tubers. Similar to potatoes, these tubers are safe places for the plant to...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-sweep: Migratory Birds Predicting Hurricanes

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-sweep: Migra...

  The Veery, and other declining migratory bird species that call the Midwest home during the summer, have been found to reliably predict disastrous hurricane seasons. The birds wrap up...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-sweep: Migra...

  The Veery, and other declining migratory bird species that call the Midwest home during the summer, have been found to reliably predict disastrous hurricane seasons. The birds wrap up...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Natural Areas in Urban Parks

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Natur...

I went for a very lovely stroll with the kids through one of Champaign's urban parks dedicated to prairie restoration. It was definitely a mindfulness and anti-ruminating environment, each of...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Natur...

I went for a very lovely stroll with the kids through one of Champaign's urban parks dedicated to prairie restoration. It was definitely a mindfulness and anti-ruminating environment, each of...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Leopard frogs of the Midwest

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Leopa...

Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)  The Northern leopard frog is one of the most commonly encountered species of frog in the Midwest. As with all amphibians, they can absorb water directly...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Leopa...

Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)  The Northern leopard frog is one of the most commonly encountered species of frog in the Midwest. As with all amphibians, they can absorb water directly...

MWC Virtual Tour: Prairie Railroad Right-of-Way in East Central Illinois (08/02/2021)

MWC Virtual Tour: Prairie Railroad Right-of-Way...

Join Midwest Wilderness Connections on a virtual tour of a remnant prairie along a railroad right-of-way in Champaign County, Illinois. The main goals for this tour are to learn, *how...

MWC Virtual Tour: Prairie Railroad Right-of-Way...

Join Midwest Wilderness Connections on a virtual tour of a remnant prairie along a railroad right-of-way in Champaign County, Illinois. The main goals for this tour are to learn, *how...

MWC Eco-tour: Greenlee Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

MWC Eco-tour: Greenlee Cemetery Prairie Nature ...

Take a virtual walk through the Greenlee Cemetery Prairie full of native wildflowers, grasses, and more. The cemetery, established in the 1850s, is a beautiful time capsule of native prairie...

MWC Eco-tour: Greenlee Cemetery Prairie Nature ...

Take a virtual walk through the Greenlee Cemetery Prairie full of native wildflowers, grasses, and more. The cemetery, established in the 1850s, is a beautiful time capsule of native prairie...