Journey With Nature

The writers, editors and Michael Atwood have enjoyed working on Journey with Nature, and are sad to say that this segment will be its last.

The Wabash River is known as Indiana's River, and it needs our protection.

Spinn Prairie in White County is an amazing reminder of Indiana's vanishing prairie landscape.

Hot, humid summer days we begged for comes with a price - mosquitoes are back.

The pretty pale purple coneflower is a unique bloom found in our prairies and savannas.

The native Brown-headed Cowbird is notorious for its unusual approach to raising its young, or the lack thereof.

A little bit of the Deep South can be found at Twin Swamps Nature Preserve in Posey County.

Chasing after the blinking glow of fireflies on a warm, summer evening is a favorite childhood memory for many Hoosiers. Unfortunately we may be chasing after fewer this summer.

Indigo usually describes a bright, blue violet, but not in our prairies. Wild white indigo is a beautiful white native wildflower.

The Nature Conservancy is grateful for its partnership with WFYI and other public radio stations across the state.

A failed attempt of developing a silkworm industry in the United States definitely left its mark in Indiana. The invasive white mulberry tree is found in every one of our counties.

Douglas Woods has a spectacular, must-see wildflower display. Don't miss out and visit this northeastern nature preserve this spring.

Though elusive and recluse, the bobcat still makes its home in Indiana.

2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations General Assembly. Why? Because we really need trees!

Come and join in on some good, clean fun and learn how to better take care of our planet at Earth Day Indiana on Saturday, April 23, 2011.

The Blue-eyed May is an uniquely colored spring wildflower so lovely, it's bound to be a favorite of many more Hoosiers.

Participating in Earth Day can be as simple as the type of food you put on your plate.

The native Hellbender Salamander may not be much to look at, but protecting it - along with its only home in Indiana, the Blue River - is incredibly important to the Conservancy.

While any season is a good time to visit Shraeder-Weaver, springtime is hard to beat. Every year, Hoosiers travel to this living museum to witness its gorgeous wildflower display.

Those bothersome chubby, black starlings are so common in Indiana, it’s hard to believe that they don’t belong here. And they don’t; starlings are native to Europe and are considered to be an aviary pests in North America.