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Warbler Ridge owner group acquires 2 additional Coles County properties

By Dave Fopay, Journal Gazette/Times Courier CHARLESTON — The longstanding goal of an area conservation group to develop a natural...

A look at the quality of ponds and streams in Warbler Ridge

Grand Prairie Friends intern Melina Pakey-Rodriguez always had an interest in water. Through her internship with Grand Prairie Friends, she

A Chat with The Lumpkin Family Foundation

Join our Executive Director, Sarah Livesay, as she talks with The Lumpkin Family Foundation about the measurable impacts of our work...

Grand Prairie Friends selected as 'Conservationist of the Year'

By Dave Fopay, JG-TC CHARLESTON -- For about the last six years, the Grand Prairie Friends organization has worked toward preserving the...

Hoopeston Wind and Grand Prairie Friends partner to restore bat populations in central Illinois.

by Cat Strumlauf Manager, Corporate Communications, Apex Clean Energy In 2006, symptoms of one of the worst wildlife diseases in modern...

Executive Director, Sarah Livesay, promotes Warbler Ridge on CI Living

Bat researchers have 'unique opportunity' at Coles County nature preserve

Bat habitat restoration activities are in full swing at Warbler Ridge Conservation Area. Read about our efforts in the Journal Gazette...

Pellsville and Loda Cemetery Prairies featured in Chicago Tribune Column and Video

by Christopher Borelli Chicago Tribune In pioneer cemeteries, a disappearing part of Illinois' landscape lives on. Pellsville cemetery,...