Editor’s note: Photographer Jay Dirks is restoring his bi-State properties back to their rich, native ecosystems. He is a member of Whiteside County Soil & Water Conservation Board. To complete his interview, he submitted an essay that began with a...
The Natural Land Institute (NLI) Legacy Tree Program, with monthly tree recognition, continues to highlight trees of historic significance, with interesting stories, and to find very large trees that qualify for the Illinois Big Tree Register. This month’s...
This Norway Spruce, the original Tanenbaum, is the December 2024 Tree of the Month, in National Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program. The Norway Spruce (Picea abies) is located in White Rock Cemetery (Ogle County.) Its height is 56-feet, with an average...
A European Larch (Larix decidua) is deeply connected to a family and a neighborhood in Freeport, IL. This special tree is being recognized as Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program November Tree of the Month, because of its history and size. The...
Following is the Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program “Tree of the Month,” for October 2024, Natural Land Institute’s Legacy Tree Program is pleased to recognize the 2024 October Tree of the Month. It is a Silver Maple that has been...
