You Can Help Nature
You can help nature at our Spring Community Stewardship Day on May 4. Pulling garlic mustard is easy and fun for all ages. Check out the flyer link below to read more about this. Spring Community Stewardship Day Flyer 2019...
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Family Nature Day Supported by CFNIL Grant
Natural Land Institute (NLI) is proud to announce that it has received a $2,407.49 grant for the 2019 Family Nature Day from the Dr. Louis & Violet Rubin Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois Community Grants Program. Family Nature Day is a free...
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In Memory: Michael J. Bugler
In Memory I write this on behalf of the NLI family - staff, board members and volunteers. We lost Michael Bugler on March 5, 2019. He was a friend, a volunteer, a member of the Marketing & Membership Committee, and served as the primary graphic designer for...
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Steve and June Keibler to receive Award
Recipients of the 2019 George and Barbara Fell Award Steve and June Keibler For many years Steve and June Keibler have been leaders and activists in the preservation of natural areas and open space, restoration of degraded natural areas, and saving endangered species....
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[email protected]: Mira Lee and Howard Waitzkin
Mira Lee and Howard Waitzkin have lived in their current home since 2012. In 2013 they started planting native plants. NLI certified their property in the summer of 2018 as a [email protected] site. Even though they live in town (Loves Park), their home is on the Rock...
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Canceled: NATURAL VOICES Book Reading
We regret to announce that due to inclement weather the NATURAL VOICES Book Reading and Signing event scheduled for today, Feb. 12, 2019 at Katie's Cup at 6:30 p.m. has been CANCELED.
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One Way to Love: Hear Poetry Inspired by Nature
It’s the season of love and one way to express your love of nature is through words. We invite you to warm your spirit and inspire your heart when you attend a book reading and signing event for NATURAL VOICES: CELEBRATING NATURE WITH OPENED EYES. Do you know any of...
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Identifying Trees in the Winter can be Hard
Let us help you learn how to identify trees and shrubs in the winter. We have two experts to teach you the basics. They will provide worksheets (really nice cheat sheets!) to guide you along your journey to easy identification. Zach and Melissa Grycan will lead the...
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Natural Land Institute Publishes Book
NLI Publishes a Nature Themed Poetry and Prose Anthology Book Title: NATURAL VOICES: CELEBRATING NATURE WITH OPENED EYES Natural Land Institute is pleased to announce the debut of a nature themed poetry and prose anthology at the annual Nature Poetry & Prose event...
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Spend an Evening with Nature Poetry & Prose
Nature Poetry & Prose Friday, September 28, 2018 The fifth annual Nature Poetry & Prose event is presented by NLI in partnership with Nature at the Confluence. We invite you to come and be inspired by nature themed works while listening to writers read their...
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