Connecting People With Nature

Nature At The Confluence is a new urban environmental center that opened in 2017. We invite you to stop in for a visit to discover nature right in the middle of an urban area! We’re located on property surrounded by the Rock River, Turtle Creek and Kelly Creek, and you’ll find scenic beauty during every season. The campus offers a 5-acre prairie restoration, learning gardens, pollinator gardens and we have programs throughout the year for all ages and interests! Visit our calendar to see all we have to offer and come see us soon!

Upcoming Events and Programs

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July – September 2020 Jul – Sep 2020
July 19 (Sunday)
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Amazing Raptors with Hoo Haven | Woods of Wonder Family Program
Amazing Raptors with Hoo Haven | Woods of Wonder Family Program @ Nature At The Confluence Campus | South Beloit | Illinois | United States
Jul 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nature At The Confluence Campus
Sorry! This program is filled and registration is closed. Amazing Raptors with Hoo Haven Raptors are birds characterized by powerful talons and beaks, and keen vision that allows them to detect prey during flight. Come find[...]
July 26 (Sunday)
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Rocks Rock! with Welty Environmental Center | Woods of Wonder Program
Rocks Rock! with Welty Environmental Center | Woods of Wonder Program @ Nature At The Confluence Campus | South Beloit | Illinois | United States
Jul 26 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Nature At The Confluence Campus
Welty Environmental Center staff will lead this program at Nature at the Confluence to learn more about the wonderful lives of rocks. As part of Woods of Wonder, we will explore the nature of rocks.[...]
July 31 (Friday)
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Fireflies At Dusk with Welty Environmental Center | Woods of Wonder Program
Fireflies At Dusk with Welty Environmental Center | Woods of Wonder Program @ Nature At The Confluence Campus | South Beloit | Illinois | United States
Jul 31 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Nature At The Confluence Campus
Welty Environmental Center staff will lead this program at Nature at the Confluence to learn more about these amazing insects. We will read a story, learning about behavior, life cycle, and why they glow. As part[...]
August 9 (Sunday)
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Adventures With Audubon | Time Traveler Series Program featuring Brian “Fox” Ellis
Adventures With Audubon | Time Traveler Series Program featuring Brian “Fox” Ellis @ Nature At The Confluence Campus | South Beloit | Illinois | United States
Aug 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nature At The Confluence Campus
Portraying Audubon the artist, Brian “Fox” Ellis will enchant children and families with stories of his travels in the wildest places on the planet. Listen to tales of his adventures as he accomplishes something no[...]
September 12 (Saturday)
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Protectors of the Corn Moon: How the Rock River Ho-Chunks Hid 1,200 Fugitive Indians & Mired U.S. Troops During the 1832 Black Hawk War   
Protectors of the Corn Moon: How the Rock River Ho-Chunks Hid 1,200 Fugitive Indians & Mired U.S. Troops During the 1832 Black Hawk War    @ Nature At The Confluence Campus | South Beloit | Illinois | United States
Sep 12 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nature At The Confluence Campus
“Protectors of the Corn Moon: How the Rock River Ho-Chunks Hid 1,200 Fugitive Indians & Mired U.S. Troops During the 1832 Black Hawk War”   This is a free program, but registration is required as seating[...]
September 13 (Sunday)
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“The Confluence:  If This Land Could Talk” | Time Traveler Series Program featuring Therese Oldenburg
"The Confluence:  If This Land Could Talk" | Time Traveler Series Program featuring Therese Oldenburg @ Nature At The Confluence Campus | South Beloit | Illinois | United States
Sep 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Nature At The Confluence Campus
If this land could talk it would tell you about the people that cared for it, revered it, cried for it, dreamed of it, and shaped it over the millennia. The people of Ke-Chunk, a[...]
July – September 2020 Jul – Sep 2020

Latest News

NATC receives ExtremeTerrain’s Clean Trail Grant

NATC receives ExtremeTerrain’s Clean Trail Grant

Nature At The Confluence's Kelly Creek Cleanup and Trail Initiative received a boost with a recent $250 grant from ExtremeTerrain’s Clean Trail Grant program.  We have been working for 3 years to clean up garbage and clear trails along Kelly Creek, a natural...

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