Big sky nature reserve Main Parking Lot/5557 S Massbach Rd, Stockton, IL Valley of Eden Bird Sanctuary Lot/5559 E Rush Creek Rd, Stockton, IL The almost 900-acre Big Sky Nature Reserve is divided into two sections, the Valley of Eden Bird Sanctuary and the Home Farm...

Buehler Preserve 102 Jefferson St, Galena, IL. Thanks to the generosity of former Galena Mayor, Robert Buehler, and his 1999 land donation, the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation owns this 25-acre property. The Galena River Trail, a favorite of bikers, hikers, and...

Casper Bluff Nature Reserve 870 S Pilot Knob Rd, Galena, IL. The Thunderbird trail at Casper Bluff is closed from now until on or around April 1, to protect the burial and effigy mounds from being impacted by foot traffic during the muddy season. This is part of...

Horseshoe Mound 1679 N Blackjack Rd, Galena, IL. Due to Jo Daviess County zoning regulations, Horseshoe Mound cannot be used as a wedding location.   Located at the eastern gateway to the historic city of Galena, the nearly 200 acre Horseshoe Mound offers the public...

The Mąą Pįį (“Good Earth” in the Ho-Chunk language) Preserve is a place that welcomes all people to gather, learn, and participate; where conservation science and Indigenous ecological and cultural knowledge come together through land, food, and community. Unlike our...