Knoll Family Wildlife Sanctuary: A Gift of Hope

Knoll Family Wildlife Sanctuary: A Gift of Hope

  Nestled right in the warehouse district by I-255 is a special place, unique and critical to the survival of a disappearing landscape.   Many years ago, Mary Knoll Sullivan’s family found refuge in the old farmhouse that sat on the land. The serene...
It Started with a Buffalo Farm

It Started with a Buffalo Farm

  In the late 1990s, there was an explosion of suburban development in southwestern Illinois. Land was being consumed at a rapid pace. HeartLands Conservancy, at that time known as Southwestern Illinois RC&D, had been around for less than ten years when Sally...