Journey With Nature

With a name like bloodroot, one wouldn’t expect to find that it is a rather beautiful white wildflower.

Cedar Bluffs Nature Preserve, just south of Bloomington, provides a stunning display of species adaptation and survival in a harsh environment.

They fly through the air with the greatest of ease, but contrary to their name, flying squirrels don’t fly. They glide, and some do their gliding here in Indiana.

When the glaciers moved in across Indiana, the enormous sheets of ice brought with it a few hitchhikers. Little pinecones, less than an inch tall, dropped to the ground as the ice melted and were planted in Southern Indiana. From these tiny seeds came large, coniferous trees know as Eastern Hemlocks (Tsuga canadensis).

As Hoosiers, we see a lot of snow. But do you know by this time of year, many of us are ready to see it go. But before the snow melts away, let’s take a closer look as to how all this white stuff came to be.

Despite what they are called, groundhogs are mostly known for one thing - predicting the end of winter.

Through dedication and teamwork, AmeriCorps members help increase crucial conservation action across the United States.

The sundew is a species that is both attractive and built with a hearty appetite. A deadly combination to any insect that comes across this carnivorous plant.

When it comes to identifying trees, sometimes it's best to follow your nose! Confused? This podcast illustrates how all your senses are needed in order to identify trees in the winter months.

While many birds fly south for the winter, there are those that stay to bear the cold months with us. The Tufted Titmouse is such a bird.

Some Hoosiers may not have the time or means to take such a trip, but you don't have to go far to admire deeply cut gorges, sheet rock walls and plunging waterfalls. Clifty Falls State Park near Madison in Jefferson County has all that and more!

It may be winter, but the fish are still biting. When Indiana's lakes and ponds have frozen over, anglers who can bear the cold go ice fishing.

It may surprise some Hoosiers to learn that the American badger is native to our state.

The Black Locust tree is a troublesome invasive species as it poses a danger to Indiana's fragile prairies and savannas.

The rugged character and lack of established trails make hiking at Hardin Ridge challenging but rewarding.

Your old computer or television set may be junk, but it certainly doesn't belong in the trash!

The Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is unlike most of its kind. Unlike the majority of its species, this owl is partially diurnal or active during the day.

To burn or not to burn? Land stewards must ask this important question when managing natural areas both big and small.

The Asian Longhorned Beetle has destroyed tens of thousands of hardwood trees in the United States, and luckily not a single one in Indiana.Unfortunately this doesn't mean that these killer beetles aren't headed our way.

The muddy Muscatatuck River drains over a thousand square miles and meanders though a sparsely populated agricultural community in southeastern Indiana. It is also the the largest least-fragmented complex of bottomland forest in the Midwest.