Prescribed fire is a huge benefit to the flora of the prairies, but it also supports the fauna including the bison in Illinois! Learn how in this story featuring Elizabeth Bach from WBEZ. #RxFireMonth nature.ly/447MAai

The first calves of spring have arrived at Nachusa Grasslands! 💖 Preserve staff & volunteers caught their first glimpse of this year's "red dogs", or baby bison calves, just last week. We're stoked to watch these babies grow & thrive! 📸Charles Larry #BisonBisonBison

Congrats Nathaniel! Everyone Nachusa Grasslands TNC in Illinois is proud of you!

Spring is showing off big time Nachusa Grasslands TNC in Illinois

New professional website TNC in Illinois nature.org/en-us/about-us…

Look at those glamorous turtles! It's always a delight when Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at IL shows up at Nachusa Grasslands The Nature Conservancy

The benefits of controlled fire in a forest also apply to the landscapes for which Illinois is most known: the grassland prairie. Read the latest Outdoor Illinois Journal to learn how The Nature Conservancy uses fire to ensure nature thrives in Illinois. 🔥nature.ly/3pLcK31

You better bee-lieve we're celebrating #WorldBeeDay! #DYK IL is home to around 500 bee species?🐝 These pollinators ensure the growth & diversity of our flora & the success of many of our food crops. As you head outside this weekend, be sure to thank a bee! 📷Danae Wolfe/TNC

Happy #InternationalBiodiversityDay ! Elizabeth Bach Elizabeth Bach of The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy explains why #SoilBiodivrsity is FUNDAMENTAL to life on Earth 🪱🍄🦠🌱 Please RT! UN Biodiversity FAO Land, Soil and Water #BiodiversityDay #BiodiversityDay2023 #biodiversity

On #WorldTurtleDay, shout-out to the hard working 4-legged partners helping us protect & conserve threatened turtles in IL Nachusa Grasslands! We also like working w/ human helpers Dr. Matt Allender, Wildlife Epidemiology Lab at IL & Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo Chicago)! 📸Elizabeth Bach

Fame Flower Friday! Nachusa Grasslands TNC in Illinois

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Tephrosia Thursday! Nachusa Grasslands TNC in Illinois

Happy #SummerSolstice, a.k.a. first official day of summer! ☀🌻 Today will have the most daylight out of the entire year! Enjoy the 14 hours & 51 minutes of sunlight today🌞 📸Charles Larry #Nature #IllinoisNature

The Imani Green Health Advocates program is seeking an Associate Program Leader/Mentor to help guide trainees prepare for careers in urban conservation and community health! This is a seasonal role through November 3 + pays $18/hour. Learn more + apply: nature.ly/46i1DQ1.

Talking about grassland granivory, nutrients, and climate-herbivore interactions at the North American Prairie Conference #NAPC2023

¡Feliz #LatinoConservationWeek! Celebraremos esta semana destacando eventos increíbles por Hispanic Access Foundation en el área de Chicago. Únete con Forest Preserves para limpiar e ir en canoa de 10am-2pm este sabado, julio 22 en Burnham. Registrese: nature.ly/44qFLRh 📸Laura Stoecker

There are options other than academia with a PhD in ecology - and those options can simultaneously contribute to science and conservation. Well done Elizabeth Bach!!! Elizabeth Bach TNC in Illinois nature.com/articles/d4158…

Tricoplyr #herbicide kills 98%+ of #invasive honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii), no matter what season it’s applied, without big differences in nontarget effects – great for busy land #managers! Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @prairielandslide Nick Barber @soilorgmatters

I’m hiring!! I'm looking for a postdoc (2yr position) to come work with me at BioEnvHelsinki University of Helsinki, focusing on soil macroecology and global change 🪱🌍 jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-P… Pls RT, and DM/email with any questions :)