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Dec 17, 20203 min read
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...
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Sep 24, 20201 min read
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
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Jun 19, 20191 min read
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...
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Mar 6, 20192 min read
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...
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Dec 7, 20181 min read
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...
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Sep 20, 20180 min read
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Sep 11, 20181 min read
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...
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Aug 4, 20171 min read
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,...
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