Severson Dells Nature Center

Severson Dells is purchasing the Elliot Golf Course from Rockford Park District, helping to achieve the Park District’s goals of strategic divestment while still allowing the land to continue to contribute to the quality of life for residents and positive economic impact for the region. We are thrilled to expand our impact by establishing an urban nature preserve alongside our well-loved current nature center. This initiative enables us to offer educational opportunities in both urban and rural environments, enriching our community. We’re so grateful to the many partners who have made this project possible, especially the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, who is the lead funder of the land acquisition. This project is possible because of community partnerships. We appreciate working with the Rockford Park District, the Village of Cherry Valley IL and our local legislators- State Representative Dave Vella, Senator Steve Stadelman, Rep Joe Sosnowski and Senator Dave Syverson. https://lnkd.in/gsPAYGQb #seversondells #rewilding

We're deepening our roots! Learn more at SeversonDells.org/growing https://lnkd.in/gTCfsfXR

WE'RE HIRING! Have you ever wanted to spend every day in nature's classroom, spreading the love of nature to kids in our community? Now you have the chance! We're hiring for a School Programs Coordinator! To learn more or to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/gUqEua2R #hiring #gorockford #environmentaleducation

It was an honor to celebrate Jillian Neece and her phenomenal AmeriCorps service at the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. Jillian was awarded the Outstanding AmeriCorps Award for the Northwest Region. Thank you to Jillian for all she has done for Severson Dells and the northern Illinois community. #ServeIllinois #AmeriCorps #NationalService

This week we're pulling out some archived blogs to highlight what it means to be an AmeriCorps member and volunteer for your community! Shae Morelock is an AmeriCorps member who served with Severson in 2021! Shae talks about how to "Do Good" for your community: https://lnkd.in/gke8E2W7 Ben Ubert is an AmeriCorps member who served with Severson in 2020! Ben highlights how he's been able to serve his community: https://lnkd.in/gWe2ibsv We'd also like to include a Northwest Quarterly article on how AmeriCorps members better our region: https://lnkd.in/gvcTPKvz #AmeriCorpsWeek #AmeriCorpsWeek2024 #AmeriCorps30 #AmeriCorpsAlum

We're #hiring a new School Programs Coordinator in Rockford, Illinois. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We'd like to introduce our new Education Programs Manager: Andrea Wallace Noble! Andrea may look a bit familiar as she's led many educations programs over the last five years. We are excited as she moves into this new position in our growing organization! As Andrea is switching roles, that means we are hiring Andrea's replacement for the position of School Programs Coordinator! If you enjoy creating enriching educational programming in nature's classroom, this role may be for you! Interested? View the full job description and learn how to apply at https://lnkd.in/gUED8E3h #werehiring #seversondells #gorockford #hiring

Meet Bryce! Our new AmeriCorps Environmental Education Member! Read all about Bryce on our blog: https://lnkd.in/efn9ZWpf #americorps #serveillinois

So much of our time is spent between home and work, but what about the in-between? Rebecca Rankins authors this week's blog on the role of 'Third Places' within the community. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gHpY8KYh #blog #nature #natureeducation #thirdplaces #seversondells #worklifebalance

We're so proud of the work our education team has been doing to bring more nature education to the Rockford region! Great job Andrea Wallace Noble & Emma Zimmerman! Also, great job to those contributing to this program who were not featured: Liz Wiener, Alexander Lunde, & Jillian Neece!