Events

ParkLands Foundation will be hosting a Winter Social at Medici Upstairs on January 24th  from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Visit with Board Members, Staff, & Volunteers to learn more about our organization and

Join us at Letcher Basin for this month's Hike With a Naturalist. The location is Letcher Basin and we hope to be able to view our resident Bald Eagles on

Come visit the Lexington Preserve during the Route 66 100th Year Celebration! This will be peak time for wildflowers and migrating birds. ParkLands will have volunteers present in the Lexington

Please join us for our annual wildflower hike at the Merwin Preserve. There will be 4 sections each with one leader so please sign up for the time that works

Join us at the Illinois Art Station where experts will teach participants about the citizen science app iNaturalist. After the presentation participants will practice entering data on the Constitution Trail.

The bike ride will return on July 18th, 2026. Look for a sign up link in the early spring.  

Join us for the yearly event on the Mackinaw River. Participants will scour the river for mussels and identify them with the help of IDNR biologist Eric Smith.   Participants should