I found the cypress on a paddle through the Cache River State Natural Area in Pulaski County in 2022. So of course I went to Christopher David Benda’s morning session on “Updating the Illinois ...

From cypress trees with trunks spanning 40 feet in circumference to endangered animals seeking shelter, the Cache River State Natural Area is a wonderland you'd never expect to exist in Illinois.

Hayek administers the The Illinois Big Tree Register. Chloe Sweet of the Arbor Day Foundation–“plant, nurture and celebrate trees’’–came in from Nebraska to see the cottonwood on Arbor Day.

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the southern tip of Illinois.. This type of tree is known for being as ...

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the ...

Although these two trees have much in common – both bald cypress and red maple prefer moist sites and grow rapidly when young – they’re vastly different in other respects, especially longevity.

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the southern tip of Illinois.. This type of tree is known for being as ...