NLI will hold our annual OAKtober Hike on Sat., Oct. 25, 2025. Because October is “Oak Awareness Month” in Illinois, We invite the community to celebrate with us by attending this event and to learn about the importance of oak trees. Oaks have played an important part...
A new species found in the wild to add to the Flora of Winnebago County By Alan Branhagen, NLI’s Executive Director On Saturday afternoon, January 18th, I was out birding to add to my 2025 bird list. I stopped in downtown Rockford at the dam and at Blackhawk...
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