A once towering Northern Catalpa tree that stood along a rural highway in Menard County was toppled by a recent storm.

Seeing a pine pollen cone, oak catkin or sower gall once each year is enough to continue to marvel at their beauty, unique ...

When the first two casts caught two Kings River smallmouths, Brad Conley and I knew that the day would be more than ...

Learn More › Well-tended, colorful trees can add much-needed shade, privacy, and value to your property. With global deforestation a real environmental concern, every tree planted—even just one or two ...

Ants and plants have an interesting relationship that is often not as obvious as other insect and plant interactions. These industrious insects can be seen on a wide range of ...

Some favorite plants of mine were showing their full spring glory: the passion flower on the Law School dumpster, the white catalpa trees on the Row and the many botanical oddities in Main Quad ...

When the fishing is slow, sometimes my buddies and I prefer to find frogs, spring lizards, worms, hellgrammites, and more.

Is this what having 1000 Billion dollars does to people? FilmMagic “I then became inexplicably anxious about my catalpa trees because I wasn’t sure who was going to take care of them in my ...

For many, the return of the spring garden brings with it a sneezy, itchy, foggy-headed feeling that hits the moment a warm breeze stirs up. I’m fortunate not to suffer much, but my blue car turned a c ...

Catalpa trees, found near streams, have large blossoms ideal for creating finger puppets. The caterpillars found on catalpa trees are excellent bait for catching catfish. There are a myriad of reasons ...