Protecting Our Wildlife

Bees & Other Pollinators

Illinois Extensions offers extensive resources on how to create pollinator gardens to save our bees.

Illinois Bat Conservation Program

Building bat houses keep our Illinois bats safe and also helps keep the insect population under control.  

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Click to view information and local hiking trails in the Northern Illinois areas.
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Documentaries

Secrets of the Ocean: Climate Control

Take a look at this free documentary on climate change and how it's affecting the world.

Saving Sharks from Extinction

Watch this documentary on shark conservation and learn why sharks are important to our oceans.

Saving the Amazon

Click the button below to watch a documentary on saving the Amazon Rainforest.

Admiring Mother Nature

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Check out the program for all ages on our events calendar. Free admission to all NSLD card holders on two different days:
Wednesday, August 7 from 9am - 3pm & Saturday, September 7 from 9am - 3pm.

Severson Dells Forest Preserve

Rockford, Illinois

Macktown Forest Preserve

Rockton, Illinois

Rock Cut State Park

Loves Park, Illinois

Be sure to check out these call numbers at either NSLD location for more information pertaining to protecting our Earth & animals, climate change, & outdoor activities.

Dewey Decimal Numbers

Backpacking/Hiking/Camping/Canoe ~ 796 - 797
Climate Change ~ 551.6;   577.2
Gardening (Pollinators) ~ 576.875;   595.799