Volunteer Restoration Day at Beach Cemetery Prairie

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...

Fall Prairie Harvest Day 2026

The public is invited to participate in a community service day for nature! Collect seeds from native prairie wildflowers and grasses. Learn how to identify these plants in their dormant stage and best practices for collecting seeds. The seeds will be used by NLI for...

Celebrate Earth Day with a Wildflower Walkabout

The spring Wildflower Walkabout series starts on Earth Day this year! We invite you to celebrate by attending the first walkabout of the season. The location will be announced on April 1st when registration opens. Check back here for more info. Join the Natural Land...

Bees and Pollinators Like Linda’s Garden

A Conservation@Home Story LInda Ricker’s yard became a certified Conservation@Home site in August when Mark Luthin, NLI Trustee, visited and went through the checklist criteria with her. Read what he wrote about the visit below. Linda Ricker loves to garden....

Fall Prairie Harvest Day 2023

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Location: Nygren Wetland Preserve, 3190 W. Rockton Rd., Rockton, IL  61072 Help collect seeds from native prairie wildflowers and grasses that will be cleaned, stored and planted at Nygren Wetland and other NLI preserves. Start anytime and...