How nature-based solutions deliver ROI, resilience, and community benefits

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are powerful tools we can use to help people and nature. They can help organizations achieve their sustainability goals while providing environmental, social, and economic benefits to our communities.

The Deer Grove Habitat Restoration in Illinois is a great example of NbS at work. This collaboration has spanned nearly two decades. In this video, learn about how the project transformed an urban forest preserve into a thriving ecosystem through community-focused habitat restoration.

 The secret sauce at Deer Grove? It involved many elements:

• A forward-thinking nonprofit
• A collaborative landowner
• A full-service ecological restoration provider
• Community volunteers who are committed to seeing the project succeed

See how our innovative, adaptive management approach delivers ecosystem restoration strategies that respond to changing site conditions. It also supports long-term value and reduces risk for project partners.

The result? Safer, more resilient landscapes. These become places that offer recreation and education, support sustainable communities, and provide measurable value to local economies.