Discovering Our Place in Nature

The Illinois Steward is an award-winning nature magazine that is grounded in the "land ethic" of Aldo Leopold. The Illinois Steward features articles about stewardship, conservation, preservation, and restoration of natural areas in Illinois. Article topics include native plants, wildlife, natural areas in Illinois, nature photography, and Illinois' historical past.

The Illinois Steward publishes four full-color issues each year, and annual subscriptions are $24.

Current Issue

Volume 18, Number 2, Summer 2009

Read an Article

In a Place Called Illinois: Landscape Restoration in Illinois,
by James R. Herkert and Francis M. Harty, from the Current Issue : Summer 2009.