Five trees in the Rockford area have been named Illinois State Champion trees, according to a community announcement. The trees were discovered through the institute’s Legacy Tree Program, which ...

Nearly one year after opening the first nature path on the fairgrounds, updated route maps and an interactive tree-identification feature were unveiled.

Illinois Conservation Foundation and IDNR invite Illinoisans to the virtual Run for the Trees 5K, supporting forest conservation in state parks this April.

Fluffy giant pandas and ferocious Sumatran tigers get more attention, but beloved backyard trees face extinction threats, too. A new first-of-its-kind report on the conservation status of all 881 ...