Jan 8, 2022
Some species of butterflies hibernate in logs or underneath loose bark on trees and spend the entire winter here. Illinois species, such as Mourning Cloaks, even overwinter as adults. They can sometimes be seen during warm spells in January or February.
Jan 8, 2022
Witch Hazel can be seen on the Green Bay Trail in Glencoe. Its branches were once used to search and find underground sources of water and minerals.
May 9, 2020
Spring beauty corms were dug up and eaten by Native American children who called them underground “candy.”
Jan 11, 2020
Monarch caterpillars rule all the realm they can see. And they can see a lot, because they have 12 eyes! On each side of their head, they have 6 tiny eyelets, called stemmata, arranged in a semi-circle.
Jan 11, 2020
A female praying mantis makes a bad spouse. They behead and eat their husbands as part of their mating ritual.
Dec 20, 2019
Traffic on the Green Bay Trail was heavy—tons heavy—even 12,000 ago. It is believed that Woolly Mammoths used the trail for migration during the Ice Age.
