Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-briefs and Eco-sweeps

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Ground Nesting Bumblebees

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Groun...

You don't have to roam far and wide to see interesting wildlife. We have a pollinator-safe yard and bare soil areas where our playful dogs have disturbed the grass. The...

Midwest Wilderness Connections Eco-brief: Groun...

You don't have to roam far and wide to see interesting wildlife. We have a pollinator-safe yard and bare soil areas where our playful dogs have disturbed the grass. The...

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...

MWC Eco-brief: Butterfly mimicry

MWC Eco-brief: Butterfly mimicry

To be, or not to be, that is the question. The viceroy butterfly is commonly mistaken for a monarch. Known as Mullerian mimics, the toxic monarch and viceroy butterflies share...

MWC Eco-brief: Butterfly mimicry

To be, or not to be, that is the question. The viceroy butterfly is commonly mistaken for a monarch. Known as Mullerian mimics, the toxic monarch and viceroy butterflies share...

MWC Eco-brief: Dragons and damsels

MWC Eco-brief: Dragons and damsels

It's a great time to look for dragonflies & damselflies, collectively called odonates! Each species has a certain flight season when adults peak in abundance. Consequently, the odonate community will...

MWC Eco-brief: Dragons and damsels

It's a great time to look for dragonflies & damselflies, collectively called odonates! Each species has a certain flight season when adults peak in abundance. Consequently, the odonate community will...