Stay updated with breaking news from பெக்கி தோடி. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Environmental webinars explore owls, native shade gardens illinois.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from illinois.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
0:55 Feral swine are also known as feral hogs, wild boar, Russian boar, Eurasian boar or razorbacks. They are the same species ( sus scrofa) as pigs found on farms but are considered feral because they are the descendants of escaped or released pigs. They look similar to farm hogs, but are leaner, have coarser fur and grow longer tusks. Peggy Doty is an environmental and energy stewardship educator with the Illinois Extension and she will deliver the lecture. She says there s a population of swine that are unrestrained and have adapted to living wild and free in 40 states, including Illinois. ....
January 29, 2021 URBANA, Ill. – Every year, Punxsutawney Phil’s appearance on Feb. 2 is a reminder we are halfway through winter and shadow or no shadow spring is on its way. Groundhogs, Marmota monax, are Illinois’ largest squirrel and one of the state’s few hibernating species. Ranging from Alabama to Alaska, groundhogs are common in rural areas and in recent years found more frequently in suburbs and cities. “A rodent with many names, groundhogs are also known as woodchucks or, if you have traveled far enough south, whistle pigs for their alarming call,” says Peggy Doty, University of Illinois Extension energy and environmental stewardship educator. “I’ve also heard them called dirt hams.” ....
Event Description Nature-loving children, families and educators are invited to explore a different nature theme November 2020 until May 2021 through video stories and lessons. The pre-recorded hour-long sessions are appropriate for families with children ages 4 to 7 and pre-K to 2nd-grade educators. Program materials can be accessed starting on the first Saturday and viewed at any time. Learning through nature-related stories, a lesson and even virtual hikes will give children a view of nature they don’t always see or hear. Lessons are taught by Energy and Environmental Stewardship Educator Peggy Doty who introduces science vocabulary and helps children understand ecosystem relationships. ....
0:48 If you want to make sure your kids develop an appreciation of nature, the University of Illinois Extension is offering the Wee Naturalists Virtual Program and it is led by Peggy Doty. She s the environmental stewardship educator for the U of I Extension. White pine trees. Credit Connie Kuntz Wee Nats is in its third year. It s virtual this year because of the pandemic. Still, Doty wants to make sure kids get outside, as long as they bundle up. Just breathe. Smell the winter. Touch the trees, she said. You can do tree rubbings if it s dry. You could dig below the snow and see if you see any signs of anything living. ....