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New Illinois Gov. Pritzker signs oft-rejected gun-dealer licensing

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How to turn your Christmas tree into fish habitat

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How to turn your Christmas tree into fish habitat

Updated Jan 14, 2019

Hobson named Nature Conservancy's Southern Illinois program director

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Hobson named Nature Conservancy's Southern Illinois program director

Jan 5, 2019

Video: Donate your Christmas tree for the animals at ZooMontana

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Video: Donate your Christmas tree for the animals at ZooMontana

Jan 3, 2019

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River otter's fur helps it stay warm, dry in cold water

Jan 2, 2019

Outdoors: 2018 in pictures

Prep, College & Pro Sports

Outdoors: 2018 in pictures

Dec 30, 2018

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Georgians use possum to celebrate the new year

Dec 26, 2018

Prep, College & Pro Sports

Winkeler: Thankful for gifts already received

Updated Jan 11, 2019

Outdoors: Volunteers monitor refuge water bird populations

Prep, College & Pro Sports

Outdoors: Volunteers monitor refuge water bird populations

Dec 23, 2018

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Why your Christmas tree is green and other piney facts

Dec 19, 2018

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Outdoors Column | Les Winkeler: The uncomfortable moment when nature looks back

Dec 16, 2018

Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for the outdoors person? No problem.

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Looking for that perfect Christmas gift for the outdoors person? No problem.

Dec 16, 2018

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The fungus among is much more than mushrooms

Dec 12, 2018

Barkhausen's influence memorialized in visitor center at Cache River

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Barkhausen's influence memorialized in visitor center at Cache River

Dec 11, 2018

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Outdoors Column | Les Winkeler: Swapping stories in the man cave

Dec 9, 2018

Harrisburg hunter harvests rare piebald buck

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Harrisburg hunter harvests rare piebald buck

Dec 8, 2018

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Thinhorn sheep live in colder climates of Canada, Alaska

Dec 5, 2018

Outdoors: Winter brings new cast of bird characters

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Outdoors: Winter brings new cast of bird characters

Dec 2, 2018

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Outdoors Column | Les Winkeler: Sounds complete nature's picture

Dec 2, 2018

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4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil

Nov 28, 2018

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Outdoors Column | Les Winkeler: How about an IDNR transition team?

Nov 25, 2018

Video: The giant emperor scorpion

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Video: The giant emperor scorpion

Nov 22, 2018

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Facts about wild turkeys for your Thanksgiving Day

Nov 21, 2018

Conditions right for banner duck season in Southern Illinois

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Conditions right for banner duck season in Southern Illinois

Nov 18, 2018

Winkeler: Waterfowlers are tough, much tougher than me

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Winkeler: Waterfowlers are tough, much tougher than me

Nov 18, 2018

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Mountain goats well equipped for cold winters

Nov 14, 2018

Outdoors: SIC archery team takes gold at national championships

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Outdoors: SIC archery team takes gold at national championships

Nov 11, 2018

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Microbursts can blow down trees in the mountains

Nov 7, 2018

Check out research in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin this week

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Check out research in Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin this week

Nov 5, 2018

Fly-fishing class focuses on streamers

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Fly-fishing class focuses on streamers

Nov 5, 2018

Column | Les Winkeler: Best outdoor experiences turn thoughts inward

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Column | Les Winkeler: Best outdoor experiences turn thoughts inward

Nov 1, 2018

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Students share their favorite moments from River Semester

Nov 1, 2018

University students stop through Carbondale on Minneapolis-to-Memphis Mississippi trip

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University students stop through Carbondale on Minneapolis-to-Memphis Mississippi trip

Nov 1, 2018

New Fort Massac on the horizon with $2.8 million IDNR grant

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New Fort Massac on the horizon with $2.8 million IDNR grant

Nov 1, 2018

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Snowberry bushes brighten forest with pearl-white fruit

Oct 31, 2018

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Outdoors Column | Les Winkeler: Stop trying to monetize state parks

Oct 28, 2018

Video: Up close with Taboo the tarantula

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Video: Up close with Taboo the tarantula

Oct 26, 2018