NLI invites the public to join in the celebration to recognize and honor OAKtober and oak trees by attending NLI’s 12th annual OAKtober Hike on Oct. 24th. NLI staff will lead a guided walking tour through the rolling hills of Burr Oak Valley Nature Preserve...
NLI’s Legacy Tree Program The William and Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve in Rockton, Ill., a 36-acre natural area owned by Natural Land Institute (NLI), is home to the August tree of the month: a Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii). The height of this...
Natural Land Institute’s Executive Director, Alan Branhagen visited our William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve with staff on Fri., Nov. 10, 2023. Here are his field notes from that visit. We hope you enjoy learning about this preserve. It is currently private...
October is OAK Awareness Month in Illinois: “OAKtober” By Alan Branhagen, Executive Director, Natural Land Institute Oaks are the most important tree to the forests, woodlands and savannas of our area (and almost every place they are found). Their mast of...
In Partnership with 815 Outside A Cocoa and Company Event Sun., Jan 1, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. | FREE Start the New Year with NLI and 815 Outside as we partner to bring you a New Year’s Day Hike at the William & Gayle Keefer Nature Reserve. Bring your favorite warm...
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