• Woodstock's most trusted news source since '87
  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Trust the Torch!

Subscribe
Main Menu

About Illinois natives of the warm-blooded kind

Text to friend
Mountain lions were eliminated from Illinois before 1870 because of habitat loss and unregulated hunting. But this life-size sculpture in the Shevel yard in Marengo is an attention-getter. (Photo by Nancy Shevel)

By Nancy Shevel After writing about native flowers, shrubs, and trees, I thought it might be fun to explore Illinois native mammals and birds. Illinois was discovered in 1673, settled […]

Subscribe or Login to continue reading this quality article by The Woodstock Independent

Start a free trial, then pay only $6 per month after

Free Trial
Login
Picture of Woodstock Independent

Woodstock Independent

All Posts
Picture of Woodstock Independent

Woodstock Independent

All Posts

Share

Keep Exploring

‘It’s time to hang up the satchel’

Mail carrier Jim Weith retires after 38 years By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com Chances are, if you’re a longtime Woodstock resident,…
July 13, 2025

Trip of a lifetime for WHS music students

ByJanetDovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com A performance tour to Austria and the Czech Republic that had been planned for two years finally took …
July 13, 2025

Trust the Torch!

Information

Submissions

Community

Contact

Subscriber Access

Login

Need an account? 

What can we help you find?

Search

Popular Topics