NLI’s Legacy Tree Program announces the 2026 October Tree of the Month is a Red Maple (Acer rubrum), located next to First Lutheran Church, 225 S. Third St., Rockford, Ill. 61104. The height is 52.7 feet, with an average crown spread of 36 feet and a circumference of...
NLI’s Legacy Tree Program NLI’s Legacy Tree Program announces the 2026 September Tree of the Month is a Southern Catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) located at Illinois Street Park, just north of the Rockford city limits in Loves Park and is easily observed along the...
We are so excited to present a new two-day event and family friendly BioBlitz! outdoor adventure at Silver Creek Woods Preserve, 6040 Tipple Rd., Rockford, IL 61102. The first day of BioBlitz!, Friday, June 19, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. is called Secrets of the...
As part of the America 250 celebrations, the Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society (WBCGS), Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens, and the Natural Land Institute (NLI), invite the community to step back in time and experience history as it was meant to...
As part of the America 250 celebrations, the Winnebago and Boone Counties Genealogical Society (WBCGS), Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens, and the Natural Land Institute (NLI), invite the community to step back in time and experience history as it was meant to...
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