… Description: This is a fish-eating duck that can be found diving in Garden lakes. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare shorebird is often visible on mudflats south of the Dixon Prairie. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare southern visitor is most likely to be seen in McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rather rare southern visitor is most likely found in the McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Description: This rare southern visitor is most likely to be seen in McDonald Woods. …
Type: Birding
… Listed as an annual in references, this is a tiny plant suitable for rock gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Training plants is a garden art form. At its most ornamental and intricate, the art of training plants becomes … with semitropical shrubs grown either as standards or as tightly pruned topiaries. A standard is a plant trained to a single trunk or stem with a distinct shape created by its leaves and … shapes, diamond patterns, and other designs are possible, depending on how the developing tree is trained and pruned. The challenge is to allow the tree to flower and produce lush foliage and …
Type: Plant Info
… flavors or colors. Hold the Caffeine All commercial tea, such as black, green, and oolong, is made from Camellia sinensis , which is an evergreen bush that is native to Asia and not hardy in Illinois. Caffeine occurs naturally in this plant. Unlike …
Type: Plant Info
… at the McDonald Woods Shelter. Dress for the weather. If the air temperature or wind chill is 20 degrees or less, or if winds exceed 20 MPH, the program will be cancelled. Free. Pre-registration is not required; regular parking fees apply. …
Type: Event for Calendar
… Preserve in Hodgkins, IL. Educating students and the public about ecological restoration is incredibly important, which is why I participate in Skype a Scientist to connect with classrooms around the world. …
Type: Staff bio
