Natural Land Institute

An old tree in Rockford is getting recognized as the legacy Tree of the Month. Jess Savage reports on what makes the shagbark hickory special.

So you've spotted a flock of huge white birds with comically-large beaks riding the Rock River surf. They couldn't possibly be pelicans, could they? They're far too exotic for the Midwest. Right?WNIJ's Under Rocks team heads out in search of the American White Pelican — and finds a festival devoted to these spring-time visitors along the way.Email us your story ideas at rocks@niu.edu!

Airport officials announced they will redesign a portion of its expansion project which will remove a detention basin that was originally planned in the Bell Bowl Prairie.

Wild Ones of the Rock River Valley and Natural Land Institute (NLI) have partnered to help people create yards that are environmentally friendly. Zach…

A new Illinois law ups the penalties for illegal logging in protected areas. The Rockford-based Natural Land Institute was one of the organizations that…

There’s not much left of the prairies and oak savannas that used to cover Illinois. Now the state has found a way to help environmental organizations…