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...
NLI’s Legacy Tree Program Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program announces the April Tree of the Month is a Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis), a State Champion at the Stephenson County Historical Society Museum and Arboretum in Freeport, Illinois (1440 S....
NLI’s Legacy Tree Program: February Tree of the Month NLI’s Legacy Tree Program with monthly tree recognition continues to highlight trees of historic significance with interesting stories, in addition to finding very large trees that qualify for the Illinois...
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