OSPREYS Return to OP to Nest this Year 2026 - Orland Square Mall and SW Hwy Near McG
Welcome to ORLAND PARK NATURE
The VOP Nature Center is now owned by the FPDCC as a birding site
Orland Park CELEBRATES NATURE - ENJOY IT!
Bald Eagles in Orland Park - 151st St
Feb 2023 - Photo credit: RS
Other sightings in 2025, 159th & 108th Ave; 135th St Wetlands and Tampier area.
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ButtonBush - Wetlands Golf View
Remnant Shrub on a wetland edge of prairie savanna
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Old Oak Hill Natural Area - 143rd St
Remnant Bur/White Oak Grove on Hill - Hawk Nesting Habitat Saved 2014
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Nature Postings
Orland Park Nature is interested in your Nature experiences in Orland Township. If you are willing to share your interactions with nature, email them to news@orlandparknature.org. Since the VOP eliminated the Open Lands of Orland Park Commission, we need more watchdogs for Nature here. Report what you see and care about. Soon we will have a Facebook site for nature postings with photos.