The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded nearly $1 million in grants. The funds will support 15 stewardship programs managed by land trusts on land protected by the Illinois Nature ...

Salt Lick Point Land and Water Reserve A visit to Salt Lick Point is a natural jumping-off point for experiencing what makes southwestern Illinois special. This natural area just east of Valmeyer ...

If landscapes could talk, the 61-acre Greene Nature Preserve in Lake Forest would have quite the tale to tell.

(The following edited press release is from Jessica Villarreal, Field Representative, Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves.) JOLIET, IL — Located on the east side of Joliet along Hickory Creek, the ...

A group of about 70 volunteers and representatives from the Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves and Nature Conservancy kicked off an effort last weekend to restore and preserve the Gensburg-Markham ...

Whether the southwest portion of the Illinois Beach Nature Preserve at the Illinois Beach State Park is ever open to the public remains a question, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

A bison grazes in front of an Illinois Nature Preserves Commission sign. Restoring keystone species like this one is a major goal of rewilding. A new law in Illinois formalizes efforts to reintroduce ...

In the shadow of an imposing 27-foot earthen levee, a coyote slinks through tallgrass prairie. American coots, mallards and great blue herons dart around a shallow lake peppered with the flowers of ...

Grassy Lake Forest Preserve in Lake Barrington and retired Restoration Ecologist Ken Klick were recognized with top awards from the Chicago Wilderness Alliance. The Grassy Lake restoration project ...