Illinois Nature Year 2027 + Journal
The complete Illinois Nature Year with the undated journal beside it: everything the site knows about the year, and the pages to record your own.
- The whole Illinois Nature Year — book, posters, sky calendar, life list
- A weekly Illinois note through 2027, from the same data
- The undated Illinois journal alongside it, to keep your own record
- Everything the site knows about a Illinois year, plus somewhere to write it
$42.00one-time$48.00 bought separately
Instant download · yours to keep, with no account and no renewal · full refund within 30 days
A look inside
What the Illinois pages actually look like
Download a two-page sample — real pages from the Illinois edition, not a mock-up.
From the Illinois editions
Some of what is actually in the set
Illinois Nature Year 2027
The garden chapters carry 65 native species for Illinois, each with its bloom window and zone timing. Among them:
- Purple Coneflower
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Butterfly Weed
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- Wild Bergamot
- New England Aster
- Aromatic Aster
- Showy Goldenrod
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Wild Columbine
- Cardinal Flower
The Illinois Nature Journal
Each Illinois month page carries that month's reference side — the blooms, trees and butterflies Illinois actually has then. Names you will meet in it:
- Virginia Bluebells
- Bloodroot
- Pale Purple Coneflower
- Rattlesnake Master
- Compass Plant
- Prairie Blazing Star
- New England Aster
- White Oak
- Bur Oak
- Shagbark Hickory
- Sugar Maple
- Eastern Cottonwood
- Bald Cypress
- Monarch
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Great Spangled Fritillary
- Regal Fritillary
- Red Admiral
How the Illinois year breaks down
Counted, not claimed
Something in the Illinois list is in bloom from March through November, and June is the peak — 30 of the 65 species are flowering then.
20 of them are caterpillar host plants and 22 support specialist bees — the ones that do the most work in Illinois yards.
Across the twelve Illinois month pages the reference side draws on 7 wildflowers, 6 trees, 6 butterflies and 7 things coming into season locally.
In the box
Exactly what you receive
| Illinois Nature Year 2027 | The 54-page book, the 5-page 2027 sky calendar, 8 poster files, a one-page life list, and the weekly Illinois note through 2027 |
|---|---|
| The Illinois Nature Journal | 15 pages — twelve month pages plus covers and how-to |
| Pages in all | 83, across 12 Illinois files |
| What you save | $6.00 — $48.00 bought apart, $42.00 bought together |
| Format | PDF, laid out for both Letter and A4 |
| Delivery | An instant download link, plus a link you can re-open for 72 hours |
| Access | Yours to keep — no expiry, no account, no subscription |
| Refunds | Full refund within 30 days, no questions |
How it works
From checkout to the field
Buy it
Checkout takes a card and an email address — no account to create.
Open it straight away
The download link appears immediately and the Illinois files are yours to keep.
Use it through the year
Every week through 2027 a short Illinois note arrives — what to look for in the days ahead, from the same data.
The set, or the pieces
Both are honest ways to buy the Illinois editions
| One at a time | Illinois Nature Year 2027 + Journal | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | Whichever single Illinois edition you pick | Both, together |
| Checkouts | One for each — there is no cart here | One, for the whole Illinois set |
| What it costs | $48.00 for the two apart | $42.00, saving $6.00 |
| The weekly note | Included with the Illinois Nature Year | Included here too — it comes with the year |
| If you only want one | Buy it on its own; every Illinois edition is sold separately | The set is only worth it if all of it is new to you |
Before you buy
Who this is for
Made for
- Someone who wants the whole Illinois year and somewhere to record it
- Anyone buying the Illinois Nature Year who would have come back for the journal anyway
- Households where more than one person in Illinois goes outside
Not for
- Anyone who only wants to read Illinois month by month — the free Illinois pages already do that
- Anyone who does not print; most of what is here is made for paper
Everything here describes typical timing across Illinois, drawn from long-run records — weather, elevation and how close you are to water all move the real dates around. So the Illinois pages say "usually early May" and never "May 4th", which is not hedging but the most the data can honestly carry.
Questions
Before you decide
What exactly is in the Illinois set?
Illinois Nature Year 2027 and The Illinois Nature Journal — every file each of them contains.
What if I already own one of these Illinois editions?
Then buy the others on their own — the Illinois set only saves money if all of it is new to you, and we would rather say so than take $42.00 for a file you already have.
Is this cheaper than buying the Illinois editions one at a time?
Yes — $42.00 rather than $48.00, a saving of $6.00. There is no cart here, so buying them apart also means checking out 2 separate times.
Do the Illinois files arrive together?
They arrive as one download list on one page — 12 files in all for Illinois, each downloadable on its own, and the link re-opens for 72 hours.
How accurate is the timing for Illinois?
It describes typical timing across Illinois drawn from long-run records, and because weather, elevation and habitat move real Illinois dates around it says "usually early May" rather than "May 4th".
Is it worth paying when the Illinois pages here are free?
The free Illinois pages are the month you are in; these are the Illinois editions around them — planned before the year arrives, and printable, so you are not holding a screen in the garden.
Will it work for my part of Illinois, or just the big cities?
It is written at state resolution — Illinois as a whole, with regional notes where Illinois genuinely differs end to end, and nothing behind it is recorded finely enough to honestly promise more than that.
What format is the Illinois edition, and can I print it?
A PDF laid out for both Letter and A4, one page per sheet — printing it is the point, since the Illinois pages are made to be carried outside.
What if the Illinois set is not what I expected?
Email hello@birchcompass.com within 30 days for a full refund on the Illinois edition, and keep the files either way — asking for them back would be theatre.
Everything in this set is also sold on its own — Illinois Nature Year 2027 and The Illinois Nature Journal — and the free Illinois pages cover this month either way.
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