River Event
ParkLands Hayes Woods Preserve MR5H+4H, SecorIn follow up to last year's popular mussel event, we will again explore the river for a hands-on learning opportunity about the Mackinaw River's amazing aquatic diversity at ParkLands' Hayes Woods Preserve. Yes, we'll find mussels, but we'll also find darters, microinvertebrates, macroinvertebrates, and more. This is an event for all ages! ParkLands volunteers will
Night Under the Stars Meteor Event
ParkLands Letcher Basin Land & Water Reserve JRWR+VG, SecorSave the date. Registration coming soon!
Volunteer Workday – North Chinquapin Bluffs
ParkLands Chinquapin Bluffs northeast gate MV6C+VM, Congerville, IllinoisHelp fight back against invasive woody brush such as bush honeysuckle and autumn olive! Involves some physical activity navigating unlevel ground, using loppers/handsaws, and handheld herbicide sprayers. Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants. Sign up to volunteer! For more information: About Chinquapin Bluffs About bush honeysuckle control About autumn olive
Volunteer Workday – Sweeney Woods
ParkLands Sweeney Woods Preserve Google Maps: M3G5+W8, LexingtonHelp fight back against woody brush invading the biodiversity of Chinquapin Bluffs! We will focus on shrub-sized black locust trees in the prairie. Involves some physical activity navigating unlevel ground, using loppers/handsaws, and handheld herbicide sprayers. Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants. Sign up to volunteer! For more information: About Chinquapin
Annual Meeting of the Members
ParkLands Sweeney Woods Preserve Google Maps: M3G5+W8, LexingtonSave the date! Join us for our 55th annual Meeting of the Members at Sweeney Woods Preserve. Registration coming soon...
Volunteer Workday – Letcher Basin
ParkLands Letcher Basin Land & Water Reserve JRWR+VG, SecorHelp protect the biodiversity of one of central Illinois' best prairie restorations! We will removing invasive teasel before it goes to seed. Involves some physical activity navigating unlevel ground and using pruners/loppers. Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants. Sign up to volunteer! For more information: About Letcher Basin Land & Water
Guest Speaker
ParkLands Chinquapin Bluffs South Gate JVXH+C9, CarlockSave the date. Registration and details coming soon!
Volunteer Workday – Merwin Preserve
ParkLands Merwin Preserve NORTH gate M496+HG, LexingtonHelp fight back against invasive woody brush such as bush honeysuckle and autumn olive from our community's most beloved preserve. Involves some physical activity navigating unlevel ground, using loppers/handsaws, and handheld herbicide sprayers. Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants. Sign up to volunteer! For more information: About Merwin Preserve About bush
Volunteer Workday – Cayuga Ridge Seed Collection
Meet at BP gas station in Lexington 1740 P J Keller Hwy, LexingtonCollect seeds from a tallgrass prairie remnant! We will meet at the BP gas station in Lexington before caravanning to Cayuga Ridge, which is just north of Pontiac. Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants. Sign up to volunteer!
Volunteer Workday – Kenyon Baller Woods
ParkLands Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve 1917 County Rd 500 N, SecorBarbed wire fencing removal. Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants. Sign up to volunteer! About Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve