Champion Trees Discovered Through NLI’s Legacy Tree Program Natural Land Institute (NLI) launched our Legacy Tree Program in January 2024 by recognizing one tree a month from nominations submitted to the land conservation organization and creating a tree...
This State Champion tree is on the Illinois Big Tree Register A Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) located at Dahlquist Park, 3303 Oak Grove Ave. in Rockford is the new Illinois State Champion and is being recognized as the 2026 January Tree of the Month through NLI’s...
Illinois Big Tree Register Confirmed in November 2025 as the Illinois State Champion Black Maple (co-champion). NLI’s Legacy Tree Program announces the featured tree of the month for March (2024) is a Black Maple (Acer nigrum) growing on the public right-of-way along...
Nominate a tree with this fillable FORM. In the News: Five Illinois State Champion Trees Confirmed Read the Tree of the Month Stories Scroll down to see the monthly tree story lists for 2024, 2025 and 2026. Natural Land Institute (NLI) is pleased to announce the...
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