Nature lovers, wildlife advocates and outdoor enthusiasts can look forward to a future expansion of White Rock Nature Preserve in Monroe County.
Three conservation nonprofits—Clifftop NFP, The Conservation Fund, and Illinois Audubon Society—have partnered to purchase 965 acres of high-quality habitat adjacent to the preserve to nearly triple the size of the popular hiking destination while creating a vast corridor of protected habitat.
The acquisition closed on Tuesday, April 28 and was announced on Saturday, May 2 at a private reception hosted by Illinois Audubon Society in Moline.
For more on the acquisition, please see this week’s print edition.