A not-for-profit land conservation and environmental education organization.
The Nature Institute is a non-profit land conservation and environmental education organization based in Godfrey, IL. Since its founding in 1980, The Nature Institute's board and staff have worked to foster an awareness and appreciation of the natural world through preservation, restoration, and education. The Nature Institute also owns and manages over 450 acres of protected land, such as the Olin Nature Preserve, the Mississippi Sanctuary, the Kemp and Cora Hutchinson Bird Sanctuary, and the Heartland Prairie Project at Gordon Moore Park. These natural areas provide unique places for the public to experience the diversity of the Riverbend area with its hardwood forests, prairies and wetlands. The preserves are open to the public and free to use from dawn to dusk.
Join us December 1st from 3 - 7 pm and or December 2nd from 10 am - 3 pm for the Peoria Heights Cham...
Read MoreHear the musical stylings of Pam Tillis and Phil Vassar at Marion Cultural and Civic Center on Decem...
Read MoreCome out to Kennekuk County Park's Bunker Hill Historic Area to take in the sights of an old-fashion...
Read MoreJoin costumed villagers for a Yuletide walk through Southern Illinois in the 1800s. View the histori...
Read MoreJoin the festive McHenry County Santa Run, a joyful 5k/1-mile race in Downtown Crystal Lake.
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Read MoreGo back in time at Kennekuk County Park's Bunker Hill Historic Area
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