ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The former Elliot Golf Course will look a whole lot different thanks to a grant awarded to Wild Roots Nature at Prairie’s Edge.
Two years ago, the Severson Dells Education Foundation unveiled major plans to restore the former Rockford golf course.
Wednesday, Wild Roots Nature Center at Prairie’s Edge, operated by the Severson Dells Education Foundation, announced it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from America in Bloom to accelerate its restoration efforts.
“We’re looking forward to turning it into prairie and oak savanna and eventually wetland habitat with the creek there and having walking trails out here for folks to enjoy,” said Ann Wasser, the executive director of Wild Roots Nature Center…