We area excited to announce that on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 we closed on the purchase of a 327-acre natural area featuring wetlands, ponds, a lake, Raccoon Creek and grassland bird habitat. This pristine property, purchased for $816,925 plus closing costs, is home to...
Did you know Raccoon Creek has mussels in it? A team that included Barbara Williams (volunteer), Zach Grycan and Kyle Hulbert (NLI Staff), Kaleb Baker (Natural Areas Preservation Specialist/IL Nature Preserves Commission), Russ Blogg (Heritage Biologist/IDNR), and...
NLI’s Legacy Tree Program announces the April Tree of the Month is the Bebb Willow (Salix bebbiana), Height: 27 feet 3-inches, Crown Spread: 20 feet 9.5 inches, Circumference: 32-inches. This legacy tree may not be large, but it sure is for its kind! Bebb Willow is a...
Lost Flora Fen on Raccoon Creek has eight different willow species and you should plant some, too! By Alan Branhagen, NLI Executive Director I had my first site visit to Lost Flora Fen on Raccoon Creek on Friday, August 4 (2023). It is a wetland wonderland with...
On Saturday, August 5th I received a call from NLI volunteer, Barbara Williams, that she had just observed a Limpkin in Raccoon Creek at the Nygren Wetland Preserve. As a birder, I know what a Limpkin is and WOW! The network of bird alerts went out to area birders...
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