This Week in Wildflowers

This Week in Wildflowers

Last week, we saw bloodroot at Severson, sharp-lobed hepatica at Etnyre, spring beauties and bluebells at Deer Run. You can see photos of those...

Yes Virginia, There Is A…Bluebell

Yes Virginia, There Is A…Bluebell

Hikers, hi! Here are a few spring ephemerals you can expect to see in the forests of northern Illinois this week! Hurry, because "ephemeral" means...

The Call of the Couch

The Call of the Couch

You've read it, heard it and probably even said it: "Nature is good for you." Of course it is, but you can't really know that until you get outside...

Beyond Soup: A Cautionary Tale

Beyond Soup: A Cautionary Tale

We at 815 Outside are big believers in the pre-hike. That's when we go out a couple days before our scheduled public hike and make sure the trails...

March Gladness

March Gladness

    Hikers, hello and "Happy March!" You've heard of March Madness. Well, 815 Outside is all about March Gladness! With the goal of...

Cancel Culture

Cancel Culture

An ice storm caused power outages, downed trees and school cancellations across northern Illinois last week. It even caused 815 Outside to cancel...

February means 5-7-5 in the 8-1-5

February means 5-7-5 in the 8-1-5

Hikers, hello! It's National Haiku Month so we're celebrating our February hikes through poetry. You're probably familiar with the 5-7-5 syllable...

The Color of Space

The Color of Space

In northern Illinois, the woods can be so quiet that oftentimes the only sounds you hear on a hike are your footsteps crunching in the snow, your...

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