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Reading signs of seasonal change: Caterpillars, hedge apples, fall mushrooms

It’s that time of year when signs of the seasonal change—fall mushrooms, caterpillars, hedge apples— pile up, I had a crunch of season-change signs on Thursday and Friday.

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Chicago outdoors: Bike etiquette to a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel

Strong thoughts on bike etiquette, a photo of a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel and an Illinois high school angler topping a skills event are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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The electric nature of micromobility: Outdoor trails to urban/suburban riding

Micromobility—electric bikes, scooters, skateboards, unicycles—is exploding across urban and suburban areas while also building rapdily at outdoor sites and trails.

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Backroads of mine: Side trips from Metropolis to Lake Geneva, Valpo to Hennepin

Contemplating things that are better than a fresh garden tomato lead to backroads and side tricks from Metropolis to Lake Geneva, Valparaiso to Hennepin.

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Chicago outdoors: Play find the praying mantis and other notes

A praying mantis well concealed in Orland Park, a question on harvesting white or albino deer, Patrick Walters’ big bag of smallmouth bass and a quote on feeding temperatures for Chinook are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Sleuthing at Cranberry Slough during 60th celebration of Illinois Nature Preserves

Kids brought their curiosity to heighten a hike around Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve last weekend as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of Illinois Nature Preserves.

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Chicago outdoors: Chicago Lock question, lakefront’s multiple species & a Wisconsin albino buck

A question on the Chicago Harbor Lock, the wonder of an albino buck in Wisconsin and the surprise of multiple species on the Chicago lakefront are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Getting into an Illini state of mind with clustered natural areas

A cluster of three natural areas east of Champaign, like many other clustered areas, provide a multitude of recreational opportunities and protectional of wild spaces.

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Chicago outdoors: Rusty patched bumble bee and cicada killer

An endangered rusty patched bumble bee reported in Rogers Park and a beautiful photo of a flying cicada killer wasp are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Fishing and wildlife watching at Hennepin-Hopper lakes at Dixon Waterfowl Refuge

Fishing and/or wildlife watching is at another level at Hennepin-Hopper lakes at Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge in late summer.

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Changes and opportunities at Dixon Waterfowl Refuge

The Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge has a couple openings, including filling the manager slot filled by retiring Rick Seibert since Hennepin-Hopper lakes opened more than 20 years ago.

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Oak Brook Trout Unlimited celebrates 50th anniversary

A rare Go & Show in late summer with Oak Brook Trout Unlimited celebrating its 50th anniversary Saturday and a fly fishing exhibit opened today at Monee Reservoir

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Chicago outdoors: Turkey poults, record alligator gar, joy of Fox River & sleeping daughter

Turkey poults at Starved Rock State Park, remembering the joy of wading the Fox River with a sleeping daughter and the world record alligator gar are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Savoring the taste (and luck) of a Downstate draw for public waterfowl blinds

Enjoying the camaraderie, luck and feasting in Lacon for the draw for public waterfowl blinds at Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area.

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Chicago fishing: Hints of the first fall kings coming to shore among the usual summer patterns

Whispers come of fall kngs already coming to shore amid the usual mid-summer patterns and that leads this particularly sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago outdoors: What in God’s green earth hornworm and the beauty of indigo buntings

The startling parasites on a hornworm and the beauty of an indigo bunting on the North Side are among the notes from around Chicago and beyond.

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Tracking the first year of nation’s first residency program for free-ranging wildlife veterinarians

Cook County hosts the nation’s first residency program for free-ranging wildlife veterinarians. The first year has been wide-ranging and fruitful.

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Taking on the Illinois River from topwater fishing to trolling

Fishing the Illinois River with Pete Riedesel went from topwater fishing to trolling to end with six species.

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Chicago outdoors: Fly-dumping fines, velvet buck, William Carlos Williams, L. Mich. fish species

An increase on fly-dumping fines in Cook County, a velvet buck in northwest Indiana, a question on fish species on the lakefront and some fine lines from William Carlos Williams are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Chicago outdoors: Suburban snapper, Perseid shower, monarchs and Chicago River fish

A big suburban snapping turtle, a note on the Perseid shower, an update on monarch butterflies and the rapid increase of fish species in the Chicago River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Rambling around Markham Prairie, an appreciation

Rambling through Markham Prairie and appreciating the unique wonder of its place.

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Chicago outdoors: Feeling a bit cinematic this week

Notes from around Chicago and beyond.

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Learning to fish strange new places and feeling at home

A trip to the Cincinnati/northern Kentucky area provided an opportunity for fishing some new urban waters and understanding what joys sneaking away to fish for a few hours can do.

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Chicago fishing: After the flood and into the Fourth of July

Some cleaning up after the flash flood on Sunday and others settling into traditional Fourth of July fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Chicago outdoors: Snapper eggs, Chicago catfish, Laura Ingalls Wilder, O.H. Ivie Lake

A suburban snapping turtle laying eggs, a question on the stocking of Chicago catfish, Laura Ingalls Wilder on prairie and O.H. Ivie ranking as top bass lake are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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