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 LInda Ricker’s yard became a certified Conservation@Home site in August when Mark Luthin, NLI Trustee, visited and went through the checklist criteria with her. Read what he wrote about the visit below. Linda Ricker loves to garden....
A Conservation@Home Story Tyler Pellegrini, NLI’s Restoration Ecologist, had his home certified this summer as a Conservation@Home site and was rewarded with a sign to proudly display in his front yard. Read the story by Mark Luthin, NLI Trustee, below. As I...
An article in today’s online edition of the Chicago Tribune (Sept. 6, 2023) features NLI Volunteer, Barbara Williams, at Nygren Wetland Preserve (Rockton, IL) as she searches for a Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee. In the story Barbara said she has noticed certain...
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