A Winter’s Tale: Conservation, Snow, and Climate Change
Winter in Illinois means snow and usually a lot of it. Good for recreation if you like skiing, snowshoeing, making snowmen, and throwing the occasional snowball. Not so good for
Winter in Illinois means snow and usually a lot of it. Good for recreation if you like skiing, snowshoeing, making snowmen, and throwing the occasional snowball. Not so good for
The use of ‘innovation’ and ‘technical transformation’ to deal with climate change has recently gotten a lot of mindshare. These solutions are physical, using something like hydro-panels. They are also
Farming is one of the oldest and arguably most important human pursuits. People have come a long way over the millennia in how we farm and grow crops with the
Source of Picture: Arbor Hills Tree Farm Most people think charcoal is only meant for use in a BBQ. But there is a version of charcoal called biochar that
Hear about the efforts of the Illinois 30×30 Coalition and consider lending your voice to help answer some of these questions as well as learn how to advocate for conservation in the coming years.
Disturbance regimes are short-term changes to the landscape that can have significant impacts on ecosystems. They can be natural, such as fires and floods. They can be man-made like logging
Enhanced weathering (EW) involves spreading finely ground rock particles, often silicate rocks like basalt, to increase the rate of weathering and facilitate carbon dioxide removal. It is a type of
Join our Follow the Raindrops: Protecting Water as it Flows event on Tuesday, April 16th to learn how urban development has changed the course of our water.
Hydrogen fuel has the potential to be a game changer in addressing the climate crisis. The United States recently released its U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap in response
Hidden Lake, Picture Courtesy of Forest Preserve District of DuPage County I just finished “The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works” by Helen Czerski, a physicist and oceanographer. It
Image Generated by DALL-E Nature-based solutions (NbS) harness the power of nature to boost natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and human well-being to address major societal issues, including climate change. The
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