The Nipper Sanctuary specializes in the recreation of the former tallgrass prairie once common in central Illinois.

The estate established the sanctuary in 1992, starting the legal work that enabled the replanting to begin.

Gladys Nipper, his widow, oversaw establishment of the sanctuary land trust before also dying in 1995.

These forbs and grasses, in turn, entice prairie insect life and birdlife to the sanctuary.

[2] The sanctuary is located at 9560 Withers Road, along Lick Creek approximately two miles southeast of Loami, Illinois.