Events

Goals: Remove invasive bushes, plants, and tress. Examples include bush honeysuckle, autumn olive, privet, and plenty more! No experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. Please be mindful that these volunteer workdays may involve enhanced physical activity such

Breen-Champion Federal Lead Steward: Tracy Shepard 309-310-8771 Goals: Remove the old Christmas tree shed, remove invasive trees, bushes and plants. No experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. Please be mindful that these volunteer workdays may involve enhanced

Goals: Remove invasive bushes, plants, and tress. Examples include bush honeysuckle, autumn olive, privet, and plenty more! No experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. Moon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com Moon Preserve google maps

Breen-Champion Federal Lead Steward: Tracy Shepard 309-310-8771 Goals: Remove the old Christmas tree shed, remove invasive trees, bushes and plants. No experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. Please be mindful that these volunteer workdays may involve enhanced

Goals: Remove invasive bushes, plants, and tress. Examples include bush honeysuckle, autumn olive, privet, and plenty more! No experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. Please be mindful that these volunteer workdays may involve enhanced physical activity such

Breen-Champion Federal Lead Steward: Tracy Shepard 309-310-8771 Goals: Remove the old Christmas tree shed, remove invasive trees, bushes and plants. No experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. Please be mindful that these volunteer workdays may involve enhanced

Step into the Mackinaw River for an unforgettable hands-on experience for all ages. Discover the animals that live beneath the waterline. With the help of local biologists, search for and learn about mussels that thrive throughout the Mackinaw River -- maybe some other creatures too! This popular program will sell out! Only 30 available slots.

Members of ParkLands Foundation are invited to the Annual Meeting of Members on Sunday, September 13, 2026. This is a free event with the option to purchase lunch ($20) or bring your own. Our ParkLands Lexington Preserve (2 Douglas Drive Lexington, IL 61753) will be the site for an optional hike at 10:00 a.m. Experienced

Saturday, September 26th 9am-11:30am Come out to ParkLands Letcher Basin preserve and help lead stewards clip invasive teasel heads from the prairie! These seed heads are about to drop, so we must get them out soon! Dress for outdoor working conditions (long pants, covered ankles, closed-toed shoes, long sleeves recommended). Be sure to wear bug-spray,

Join ParkLands Naturalists for a casual stroll through Kenyon Baller Preserve! We'll be pointing out interesting plants, wildlife, and whatever else nature decides to show us. Be sure to wear good walking shoes, outdoor attire, and bring binoculars and a camera if you have them. Please be mindful that these event hikes may involve walking

Join lead volunteer stewards with this hands-on stewardship workday. The main focus will be trimming overgrown trees along the lane at Kenyon Baller Preserve along with some invasive brush removal. This is a workday recommended for ages 18+ with some experience working with loppers, handsaws, pole saws, or chainsaws. We will be actively treating cut

Come out to one of our featured preserves to do some seed collection! We will meet and work in the prairies alongside the trails near the red shed collecting seed to be used in future restoration projects (basically seed recycling!). This is a workday activity recommended for all ages and experience levels (volunteers under 18