Touch of Nature

To help kids get more outdoor time SIU’s Touch of Nature has expanded their camps.For more than 70 years Touch of Nature has been providing camps for…

A rare plant has been found around the multi-use trail at SIU-C's Touch of Nature Environmental Center. On this feature, Botanist Chris Benda tells us…

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is canceling summer camps and conference housing for summer 2020 due to ongoing efforts to contain the spread of…

Sending a child to overnight camp can be nerve-wracking for any parent. It’s even scarier if they have a child with a chronic illness. But a camp in...

An event this fall in southern Illinois will try to develop strategies to address what organizers say is the urgent crisis of climate change.John Wallace…

A SIU-Carbondale graduate student is just over halfway through a 23-hundred mile trek down the Mississippi River.Greg Nejmanowski is the coordinator of…

SIU-C’s Touch of Nature received a generous donation today (Thursday) from the S-I-U Credit Union. An oversized 10-thousand dollar check was presented to…

On Earth Day, Monday April 22nd, 2019, the 6th Annual All Species Puppet Parade will take place in Carbondale.To learn more browse to:…

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller visits Touch of Nature to talk with Pat Jones and Cassie Roy about 2019 Summer Camps.

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Touch of Nature Director JD Tanner and Shane Bennett of The Special Olympics, which got its start in Carbondale 50 years…