New PSCC Director Visits NLI Preserves
Cynthia Kanner, the new Ex. Dir. of Prairie State Conservation Coalition, shared her story about visiting Natural Land Institute and two of their preserves, soon after starting her job.
Natural Land Institute Seeks Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of the Natural Land Institute (Rockford, Illinois) announces that they are seeking candidates to fill the position of Executive Director of the organization. Applications will open on February 20, 2023 and will be accepted until March 31, 2023....
Congratulations to new IDNR Director
Congratulations to Natalie Finnie as the new Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). “Natural Land Institute (NLI) and all of our partners in conservation are excited to work with her and we're looking forward to working together to make...
NLI Announces 60 Day Notice: Intent to File Lawsuit
On January 20, 2023 Natural Land Institute’s (NLI) lawyers sent a 60 day notice letter to Greater Rockford Airport Authority (GRAA), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Federal Defendants (U.S. Department of Transportation, Secretary Pete Buttigieg; U.S....
Apply for NLI Board of Trustees
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Visionary Brothers Protecting Our Future
Brothers John and Robert Carleton have had conservation agreements (otherwise known as conservation easements) on a portion of their land since 2006. This year, with a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, they were able to put the remainder of...
Restoring Woodland a Work in Progress
[email protected] As Lora McClelland started the tour of her 7.5 acres wooded property, she immediately pointed out that it’s a work in progress. Her parents started the process of restoring the woodland by planting native plants and working on the removal of the...
All in a Day’s Work: Zach and Tyler
We thought it would be interesting to follow Zach Grycan (NLI's Director of Stewardship) and Tyler Pellegrini (NLI's Restoration Ecologist) one day to see what kind of work they do. Watch this short video on TikTok to see what they are up to one day at NLI's...
NLI and Save Bell Bowl Prairie at Boone County Fair
Natural Land Institute hosted an information booth about NLI and Bell Bowl Prairie and hosted kids activities at the booth during Boone County Fair Aug. 9 – 14.
Fran Harty Receives the 2022 George and Barbara Fell Award
Natural Land Institute was pleased to present the George and Barbara Fell Award to Fran Harty at the Party on the Prairie Rocks fundraiser held at Nygren Wetland Preserve (Rockton, Ill.) on July 16, 2022. The award recognized outstanding leadership and accomplishments...