by April Wendling | Oct 17, 2024 | Living World
By Sara MerkelzIn the summertime Arctic, the cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus, dots the peat-rich, mountainous bogs of the Arctic circle with gold and red orb-like berries. Hovering on stems just inches above the tundra, cloudberries transform the marshy landscape into...
by April Wendling | Oct 17, 2024 | Conserving Nature
By Julianna Gerdes In December 2022, I embarked on my longest road trip to date. Eager to escape the frigid air of Chicago to the warmth of Tampa Bay, my family and I covered 1,200 miles in 17 hours. Though we were determined to make it down south without having to...
by April Wendling | Oct 16, 2024 | The Human Footprint
By Gabe Lareau“Don’t splash any water into my mouth,” I said. “I don’t wanna get sick.” “Do you think I’ll need Dramamine?” my girlfriend asked. “I might throw up.” “If you do,” I replied, “you’d be doing the White River a favor.” We were at Frank’s Paddlesport Livery...
by April Wendling | Oct 16, 2024 | Illinois Research
By Anjali Yedavalli Perhaps no one knows Illinois’ climate as well as State Climatologist Trent Ford — and not just because it’s his field of study. Ford is intimately familiar with every corner of the state. He grew up in Roanoke, completed his undergraduate degree...
by April Wendling | Sep 30, 2024 | Our Favorite Stuff
By Sophia BeemOne morning, I sit idly in bed and toss my teddy bear in the air, catching him on my chest and throwing him back up again. Of the myriad stuffed animals that once populated my childhood bedroom, most are now gone. But with his name reflecting...
