This month’s Friends of the Hennepin Canal “Fall Color Hike” on Sunday, October 18th will be from Lock 3 to Lock 6 in Bureau. This portion of “Hike the Hennepin” is 4.5 miles in length and has been named “Great Blue Heron.”
Since 2015 Illinois has been celebrating the month of October as “OAKtober” – Oak Awareness Month.
On this episode of Along the Rock, host Kierstyn Long welcomes Ana Smith, director of the Ruth Edwards Nature Center at the Dixon Park District, to talk about Rambling Days and the many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors throughout Dixon.
Rockford, IL – NLI’s Legacy Tree Program has announced the 2026 October Tree of the Month is a Red Maple (Acer rubrum), located next to First Lutheran Church, 225 S. Third St., Rockford. The height is 52.7 feet, with an average crown spread of 36 feet and a circumference of 56.4 inches (4.6 feet).
Rock Falls Tourism is inviting residents throughout Rock Falls to embrace the Halloween spirit and transform
their homes into spooky neighborhood attractions as part of the annual Halloween House Decorating Contest.
On this episode of Along the Rock, host Kierstyn Long sits down with Jennifer Lang and Lucas Pauley from Discover Dixon to talk about everything happening in Dixon this fall.
It was a hot September day. A yellow school bus plodded away, leaving a cloud of dust in its wake. Songbirds sang while the leaves rustled, patiently holding on till autumn called them from their perch. The forest was still, as the crunch of leaves beneath the footfalls of squirrels hopscotching about echoed across the hillside.
On this episode of Along the Rock, host Nathan Stahr welcomes Melinda Jones from Rock Falls Tourism and Ranae Smith from Selmi’s Greenhouse and Family Farm to talk about the return of the annual Lumberjack Show and the many fall activities happening at Selmi’s.
Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians (NAGS) will host two tours this weekend and the public is invited to attend.
With the arrival of fall, many of our landscapes start to wind down.
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