On September 2, 2025 the Natural Land Institute (NLI) closed on the acquisition of 20.5 acres of land that protects a remnant of old growth forest near the Pecatonica River. The property is a long, narrow triangle along the north side of Blair Road including a bit...
Field Notes from Executive Director Alan Branhagen On Friday, October 27, 2023 NLI Stewardship Director Zach Grycan, Restoration Ecologist Tyler Pellegrini, and NLI Volunteer Martin Kehoe led me through a site visit of the Richard Conklin Preserve and its adjacent...
Brothers John and Robert Carleton have had conservation agreements (otherwise known as conservation easements) on a portion of their land since 2006. This year, with a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, they were able to put the remainder of...
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