New information is added/updated weekly in the tabs below, so check back often. My regular bi-monthly blog follows below…
Webinars, Events
- Sep 3: Rx Nature Walk & Nature Journaling; JSNM
- Sep 9-20: Fall Warblers Workshop; MA
- Sep 12: Heritage Oak Tour; LSP
- Sep 15: The Extraordinary Caterpillar; EEAI
- Sep 17: Bats of Illinois: WildOnes
- Sep 19: Nachusa Grasslands Fall Festival: TNC
- Oct 1: Community Science In Your Backyard; UofI
- Oct 3: Life In The Pond; JSNM
Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum
Reading, research, Fun!
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- Discover Nature Journaling
- Books & Blogs
- Discover Nature Blog Archive
- Further research by Blog
Common Milkweed
Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, grows best in disturbed, open, sunny habitats including fields, roadsides, pastures, and gardens. There are 150 milkweed species worldwide, mostly found in the Western hemisphere with 22 in the United States. They grow 3′ to 5’…
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About Discover-Nature.org
Discover-Nature presents information related to the Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL where a wide variety of high-quality zoological, geological, and herbarium specimens are on exhibit, free to the public. Our bi-monthly blog is accompanied by information on webinars & events, books & blogs, reading & resource pages, and what’s happening at the museum.
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