Do you feel inspired by the leaves changing color all around you? Let’s make a leaf lantern!

Ways to predict the weather are passed down from generation to generation. Let’s talk about some of these common weather predictions to see if any of them have merit.

Most of us go out of our way to avoid piles of animal poop on the ground, but dung beetles are right at home in all that manure.  And it's lucky for us that they are because these insects do some important work in there.

Coyotes and other canids like to roam, and African painted dogs can cover huge amounts of territory in their range.

Looking for a place to let the kids explore this fall? Check out Hickory Creek Preserve.

Check out this sweet activity to learn how archaeologists dig into the earth to learn about the past.

Pumpkin Jack is having the time of his life this autumn, but are his days of fun numbered? They don't have to be if his family extends the fun by bringing him to the Forest Preserve's Pumpkin Smash events on Nov. 8.

Interpretive naturalist Jenna Krukowski helps us dig into the history of the Forest Preserve District's Joliet Iron Works Historic Site.