0:49 Nature at the Confluence opened its doors in 2017. Before that, the land at the Illinois site just south of the Wisconsin border in South Beloit was mostly dirt because it was a dumping area. Now it’s cleaned up, has beautiful trails and scenic views of Turtle Creek and the Rock River. Credit Therese Oldenburg Therese Oldenburg is a naturalist and the Confluence's executive director. She said you can walk from downtown and immediately immerse yourself in nature. They even have an eagle nest. "Mom and Dad are sitting in the tree by their nest kind of scoping things out," she said. "You have beautiful views of that and can see the whole experience of that in the summertime -- watching them raise their young."