Birdwatchers asked to keep tally for year's count
BLOOMINGTON -- Scientists think the warm weather in the Midwest this winter will not significantly impact the birds that are seen during the upcoming 15th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count, whi…
View ArticleRichardson: More worries about Asian carp problem
The Associated Press reported a federal study says Lake Erie and some rivers flowing into it would offer ideal habitat for unwanted Asian carp. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Maumee, Sand…
View ArticleFor junior zookeepers, Costa Rica trip provides glimpse of the real thing
BLOOMINGTON — The simulated rainforest at Miller Park Zoo is fun to visit, but nothing beats the real thing.
View ArticleRichardson: Whooping cranes take detour
The nine juvenile whooping cranes that passed through The Pantagraph area on their way south on their first ultralight-led migration have apparently decided they didn’t want to wind up in Florida.
View ArticleCCHS to host 10th Home, Lawn & Garden Day event
BLOOMINGTON — Mary can be quite contrary about how her garden grows, but not Charlotte Talkington and members of the Master Gardeners of McLean County.
View ArticleRichardson: Signing off from The Pantagraph
I don’t know why reporters ended news stories with the number “30” in the past. Some say it was shorthand for “the end,” a holdover from the days when news was sent by Morse code over telegraph.
View ArticleBackpacking expert gives tips for solo hiking trips
CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK, Scotland — Chris Townsend has hiked since he was a boy in the Scottish Highlands where he was born. Going outdoors alone to study plants, birds and other wildlife see…
View ArticleFisherman finds success catching walleye, sauger on the Illinois River
SPRING VALLEY — The Illinois River has done more than run through the life of Adam Sandor. It’s helped shape it.
View ArticleEffects of Asian carp on rivers hard to find
Asian carp have gotten much bad publicity, as well they should. They’re poster fish for what’s wrong with America’s import laws – or lack of them – regarding how species of plants and animals …
View ArticleMcLean County Wheelers helping others get in gear
BLOOMINGTON — Francesca Erb is the big wheel of the McLean County Wheelers bike club. She’s serving her first term as the group’s president, the second woman to hold the position in about 30 years.
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