Northwest Region

Counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Winnebago, Woodford

Upcoming Events:

Macktown Living History Education Center
Archaeology Dig for Adults
Friday, August 1st. Limited on-site dig at Macktown Forest Preserve, Rockton, IL. Call for information at 815-624-4200.

Severson Dells Nature Center, Rockford, IL
A Day with Clare Walker Leslie-Keeping a Nature Journal
Saturday, August 9th. 9-11am.
This workshop introduces teacher, parents, grandparents and children to create nature journals. Clare teaches throughout the country at colleges, nature centers, and schools. Call 815-335-2915.

Upper Mississippi River Conference: Weaving Multiple Uses Into Sustainable River Communities.
August 21-23
I Wireless Center, Moline, IL
Call NLI at 1-815-964-6666

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Regional Directors:

Jennie Bunde
City of Galesburg Division of Recreation
jennifer.bunde@gmail.com

Richie Wolf
Byron Forest Preserve
richie@byronforestpreserve.com