Welcome to the Natural Land Institute.
2008
marks our 50th year of conserving land in northern Illinois!
We are a member supported, nonprofit organization
dedicated to preserving land and natural diversity for future generations.
Since 1958, NLI has protected, managed, and restored more than twelve thousand
acres throughout Illinois and southern Wisconsin. These include prairies,
forests, wetlands, and river corridors.
Serving as a regional land trust, the Institute accepts donations of
properties, buys lands, manages natural areas, and helps landowners establish
legal agreements that permanently limit harmful use and development.
Our Wildflower Walkabout series,
co-sponsored with Severson Dells Nature Center, continues on April 24 at 6:00 p.m.
with a tour of Rockton Bog Nature Preserve. Please click
here for more information.
Please
consider making a special gift to help preserve natural land during
this 50th Anniversary celebration by clicking on the secure "To Donate" link.
50 Ways to Get Kids Outside
Please click
here
for 50 ideas on getting
kids connected with nature.
Our Mission
The mission of the Natural Land Institute is to create an enduring
legacy of
natural land in northern Illinois for people, plants, and
animals.
George B. Fell, founder of the Natural Land Institute, wrote:
We are living at the time of man’s final conquest
over the wilderness. What we have saved, and what we may save in the next
few years, will be all the true wild nature that will remain to pass on
from generation to generation in the years ahead. There will never be
another chance.
George Fell created a land conservation movement that has
protected the wonderful
diversity of native plants and animals and the beautiful
tapestry of life that we enjoy. Supporters and staff of the Natural Land
Institute have sustained his important work of protecting the forests, rivers
and wetlands that are threatened throughout northern Illinois.
We need your help to
fulfill our vision for the future -
a vision of preserved natural areas with
thriving populations
of native plants,
fish, birds and other wildlife
that will
endure for generations to come.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about the
Natural Land Institute's programs,
please
contact us.
- Telephone
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815/964-6666
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- FAX
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815/964-6661
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- Address
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320 South Third Street
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Rockford, IL 61104
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- Electronic mail
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General Information:
nli@aol.com
Staff
Jerry Paulson, Executive Director, Paulsonjerry@aol.com
Andy Bacon, Land Stewardship Director,
Andrewdbacon@aol.com
Lucas Bradley, Education Coordinator,
Lucaspbradley@aol.com
Jessica Formea, Natural Resources Intern,
nli@aol.com
Greg Keilback, Land Stewardship Assistant,
nli@aol.com
Jill Kennay, Assistant Director,
Jkennay@aol.com
Rick Lawrence, Mississippi Blufflands Director,
Nlibluff@aeroinc.net
Suzette Merchant, Public Relations Director,
Skmerchant@aol.com
