By Isabelle Molitor, July 2026 Many aspects of conservation can be confusing, especially with an abundance of information available online or on social media. Scientific knowledge can also change rapidly with new discoveries and studies, and it can be challenging to...
Kim Johnsen, Natural Land Institute (NLI), and Jennifer Kuroda, Sinnissippi Audubon Society (SAS), will present a program called, Creating a Bird and Pollinator Friendly Habitat at Home, on Wed., May 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the...
A Conservation@Home Story by Mark Luthin, President, NLI Board of Trustees As we sat on the back porch of their condominium waiting for the rain to subside, Carolyn and Phil Fulkerson shared a 9-page packet of the different plants that they have planted in their 10...
By Alan Branhagen Note: The 2025 National Invasive Species Awareness Week is Feb. 24-28. Read about it here. The term “invasive plants” refers to those plants that are not native to a particular region AND that also spread by whatever means in a manner that inhibits...
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...
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