John Rogner News Today

John Rogner led a full life in public service to the natural world from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The $1.1 billion barrier being designed for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet Township would combine noise, bubbling water and electric shock to keep Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes.

Illinois officials said they are hopeful they can reach a resolution by September 30 on a funding agreement for the Brandon Road Lock project.

Naper Settlement unveiled its new 3,600-square-foot agricultural center in Naperville that officials say will be a “pipeline” to agriculture and other STEM professionals for generations to come.

This would be the “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework” (GBF), approved by the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which clearly states the goal of protecting, conserving, and restoring 30% of Earth’s lands and waters by 2030.

Environmental experts say the Restoring America's Wildlife Act would be the most significant piece of conservation legislation in the nearly half-century since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has rolled out a $600,000 ad campaign to “rebrand” the fish formerly known as Asian carp.

Asian carp will soon be getting a new name thanks to the Illinois DNR and the reason why is not what you think.

Asian carp will soon be getting a new name thanks to the Illinois DNR and the reason why is not what you think.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is going to rename the invasive Asian carp also known as a silver carp and try to rebrand it to eat.