A Conservation@Home Story By Mark Luthin, NLI President August, 2026 About 30 years ago, Josh and Mollie Krecklow decided to build a home on a 5-acre parcel of land located between Byron and Leaf River. Their “yard” consisted of a former pasture, with all of the usual...
Natural Land Institute in partnership with Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves will host this volunteer restoration day at Harlem Hills Prairie Nature Preserve. Volunteer activities will include cutting and burning non-native invasive brush in this rare remnant...
Natural Land Institute in partnership with Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves will host this volunteer restoration day at Beach Cemetery Prairie Preserve. Help restore life to this rare cemetery prairie. Be part of a team that will make a life or death difference...
By Isabelle Molitor, August 2026 Why is protecting a diversity of habitat important? A habitat is an environment that meets all of an organism’s needs to survive. Different species of plants and animals require unique conditions. By protecting a variety of habitat...
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