October 2026 Nature At The Confluence is grateful to be included in a special project: The ABC’s of Winnebago County. Artist Jenny Mathews designed an alphabet reflecting specific sites, and our Confluence Overlook bench is featured in “R for...
Ely Grimm | September 2026 Reflection on 900 Hour AmeriCorps Volunteer Term, March – September 2026 I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to continue and expand the work I do at Nature At The Confluence through AmeriCorps. Prior to this spring, I...
A new way to contribute to science is here! We now have a Chronolog: a site for folks to take a photo and upload to a shared timelapse. Thanks to a grant from Illinois American Water, we invested in a Chronolog for two reasons. First, to engage visitors with our...
Written by Julie Uram | June 2026 This summer is the first time Nature At The Confluence has hosted two full-time AmeriCorps Members at the same time. Our organization is lucky to benefit from this federal service program, which would not be possible without...
Written by Ely Grimm | June 2026 In the late winter of this year, we seeded a half-acre expansion of our five-acre prairie along the Kelly Creek woodland edge. The area was carefully prepared with intentional herbicide use and a prescribed burn. With the help of many...
