A Conservation@Home Story by Mark Luthin, President, NLI Board of Trustees As we sat on the back porch of their condominium waiting for the rain to subside, Carolyn and Phil Fulkerson shared a 9-page packet of the different plants that they have planted in their 10...
A Conservation@Home Story By Mark Luthin, NLI Vice President Driving up to the Hohlen Homestead northwest of Dixon, owned for the past three years by Justin and Christy Hohlen, it was easy to notice the vibrant yellow brown-eyed Susan in a couple of small beds at the...
A Conservation@Home Story By Kim Johnsen, Director of Marketing & Membership, Natural Land Institute Christine refers to her garden surrounding her home in an idyllic Rockford neighborhood as “cottage” style. It’s full of colorful flowers with an informal layout...
A Conservation@Home Story By Mark Luthin, NLI Trustee and Vice President Letting nature take care of itself is often the prevailing attitude of many landowners. Andrew and Renee Mealey of rural Roscoe shared that philosophy for quite a while. Then, according to Renee,...
Practicing Conservation@Home See more of their place in this TikTok video. Before reaching the driveway, I knew immediately that I had come to the right place. Looking to my left, I saw purple and yellow coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and a number of other native...
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