Event Spotlight:
Conservation Book Club
Join PLC's Conservation Book Club as we read How to Love a Forest: the bittersweet work of tending a changing world by Ethan Tapper.
Please register at the link below for this three-part event.
Can only attend one of the days? Then we'd still love to have you join us!
Please register at the link below for this three-part event.
Can only attend one of the days? Then we'd still love to have you join us!
Upcoming Events:
Night Lighting at WHBS
July 11th
7:30-10:30pm
Macomb, IL
Join IDNR field representative Angella Moorehouse for a few hours collecting insects at Wigwam Hollow Bird Sanctuary! Night Lighting is exactly what is sounds like: using light at night to attract insects so that we can identify the species that are on the sanctuary. You do not have to stay for the entire three hours, you are more than welcome to participate in the first collection and then return home to sleep!
Please register at the link below:
7:30-10:30pm
Macomb, IL
Join IDNR field representative Angella Moorehouse for a few hours collecting insects at Wigwam Hollow Bird Sanctuary! Night Lighting is exactly what is sounds like: using light at night to attract insects so that we can identify the species that are on the sanctuary. You do not have to stay for the entire three hours, you are more than welcome to participate in the first collection and then return home to sleep!
Please register at the link below:
Conservation Tour: Prairie & Wetland
July 12th
9:00-11:00am
Colchester, IL
Owsley Wild Land consists of 38 acres of diverse habitat managed to minimize invasive species. With several hundred different native plants, something is blooming from early spring through hard frost. Whether you are a farmer wanting to know what the Conservation Reserve Program looks like or a homeowner hoping to convert some lawn to flowers or an apartment dweller willing to water a few pots of native plants, this is a great place to nurture your inner eco-steward. Come and take a nature hike with Cindy and find out why she's spent nearly 20 years converting a cornfield into native habitat.
Register to receive driving instructions at the link below:
9:00-11:00am
Colchester, IL
Owsley Wild Land consists of 38 acres of diverse habitat managed to minimize invasive species. With several hundred different native plants, something is blooming from early spring through hard frost. Whether you are a farmer wanting to know what the Conservation Reserve Program looks like or a homeowner hoping to convert some lawn to flowers or an apartment dweller willing to water a few pots of native plants, this is a great place to nurture your inner eco-steward. Come and take a nature hike with Cindy and find out why she's spent nearly 20 years converting a cornfield into native habitat.
Register to receive driving instructions at the link below:
How to get to Stony Hills Nature Preserve? Simply perform an internet search and click on google map directions. Please note that if you type in an address it may send you to the opposite side of the preserve as the main event so call our office ahead of time if you'd like to receive some direction! 309-833-4747
Elwood Work Days
July 16th and 20th
9am-Noon
Peoria, IL
Join our monthly third Sunday or Wednesday work days at Elwood Wildlife Preserve! Led entirely by volunteers, these work days aim to improve wildlife habitat.
If you want to contact one of the lead volunteers, you can reach out to Ed Coleman at colemane296@gmail.com or John Meyers at 7737meyers@gmail.com.
9am-Noon
Peoria, IL
Join our monthly third Sunday or Wednesday work days at Elwood Wildlife Preserve! Led entirely by volunteers, these work days aim to improve wildlife habitat.
If you want to contact one of the lead volunteers, you can reach out to Ed Coleman at colemane296@gmail.com or John Meyers at 7737meyers@gmail.com.
Prairie Wagon Conservation Tour
July 25 at 5:30pm AND July 26th at 9am
Colchester, IL
After nearly 20 years of prairie reconstruction work, the White Family Prairie is a diverse ecosystem of plants, drawing numerous types of wildlife. At 11 acres, this prairie has undergone years of controlled burns to control invasive species and promote native plants. A recent survey by a field botanist has helped identify many common and uncommon species of plants that we will show our visitors during our two tour dates.
Register to receive drinking instructions at the link below. Please note that you must select the correct blue link for the tour you wish to register for on the Illinois Extension website.
Colchester, IL
After nearly 20 years of prairie reconstruction work, the White Family Prairie is a diverse ecosystem of plants, drawing numerous types of wildlife. At 11 acres, this prairie has undergone years of controlled burns to control invasive species and promote native plants. A recent survey by a field botanist has helped identify many common and uncommon species of plants that we will show our visitors during our two tour dates.
Register to receive drinking instructions at the link below. Please note that you must select the correct blue link for the tour you wish to register for on the Illinois Extension website.
Reach out to our Program Coordinator, Jaime Webb, if you have ideas for an event you would like to see or want to partner with us on. Email pc@prairiehillsrcd.org or call 309-833-4747 for any general questions about events, including about access and accommodation.