Dale Bowman

Massasauga and other bands from across the country will join together tonight to raise funds for Eric Plath’s Eagle Scout project for a new canoe and kayak launch on the East Branch of the Little Calumet. There will also be a silent auction that includes a boat and trailer and kayaks.

Illinois is reaching out for applicants for conservation police trainee, but time is of the essence.

I enjoy the steps in trying a new urban waterway, almost as much as the fishing itself. Urban waterways are unique experiences that seem a space apart.

After the wild weather early last week, summer and summer fishing patterns settle in for this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; plus a reminder to be alert for pink salmon.

Matthew Lewandowski caught a big pike that attacked the little pike he was reeling in last week in Canada that adds to a family tradition of fishing and earns Fish of the Week honors.

Prairie State Conservation Coalition is stepping up to assume a major role in funding conservation projects for land acquisition, land stewardship and organization capacity building (organizational infrastructure).

A photo of American white pelicans over Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago and a question about feeding young rabbits are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Brady Putnam, 9, reeled in a bunch of fish, including a big Chinook, and enjoyed the depths of the whole experience on Lake Michigan.

Big coho, Chinook and lakers on Lake Michigan along with variable conditions inland with the weather lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.