When the avalanche first caught Bill Fuzak, he fought to stay on top of the roiling mass.
As many in the region eye the now slightly less twinkly, slightly more in-the-way Christmas decorations in their homes, the U.S. Army Corps of…
Pursuit of outdoors stories led us throughout Southern Illinois this year — with a brief side trip to Niagara Falls in October.
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MARION — A parade of cars slowly made its way along Refuge Drive on the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge last Wednesday morning.
Something stirred me from my sleep early Friday morning.
Sometimes it feels like a volcano just before an eruption.
The temperature in Southern Illinois hovered near 65 degrees Nov. 10.
MARION — “Why not Crab Orchard?”
It’s almost like they knew.
Southern Illinoisan outdoors writer Les Winkeler ventured out into the cold Tuesday morning to find deer and birds basking in the bright sunli…
MERMET LAKE — Plunging fall temperatures sent steam fog billowing off the warm surface of Mermet Lake.
North America is home to nearly three billion fewer birds than in 1970.
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Waterfowlers in Southern Illinois have until Thursday to comment on proposed waterfowl regulation changes for the 2021-2025 seasons.
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As heavy machinery shunted earth, dug pits and generally disturbed a sunny September day, Michael Lucid explained how all this commotion may c…
A strange sound filled my ears as I awoke early Monday morning — the soft beating of rain on my roof.
With his vision deteriorating as the result of diabetic complications, Terry Covington figured his deer-hunting days were over. With the help …
Although she claims to have something less than a green thumb, Du Quoin’s Karen Glynn she has always enjoyed gardening.
