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  • Master Naturalist Workday – Chinquapin Bluffs Hill Prairie

    ParkLands Chinquapin Bluffs northeast gate MV6C+VM, Congerville, Illinois

    Register here   Illinois Master Naturalists - join us for TWO unique opportunities wrapped up into one workday on Saturday, October 17th from 9am-12pm. First, we will be removing woody

  • StraightUp Solar Employees – Moon Preserve Lespedeza Removal

    ParkLands Moon Preserve J3VF+3M, Hudson, IL

    Sign-up   Directions   StraightUp Solar employees, join us at the ParkLands Foundation's Moon Preserve near Lake Bloomington to remove the highly invasive Lespedeza cuneata before it spreads throughout the prairie.  Please

  • Volunteer Seed Collection Workday

    Meet at BP gas station in Lexington 1740 P J Keller Hwy, Lexington, IL

    It's that time of the year!  Most of our cherished native plants gone to seed, and we need your help to collect them for dispersal at other sites.  Join us

  • Volunteer Seed Collection Workday

    Meet at BP gas station in Lexington 1740 P J Keller Hwy, Lexington, IL

    It's that time of the year!  Most of our cherished native plants gone to seed, and we need your help to collect them for dispersal at other sites.  Join us

  • #OptOutside Two Preserve Challenge

    As if you need more reasons to get outside this weekend, we're offering one more. In support of the nationwide movement to #OptOutside the day after Thanksgiving, we're giving away

  • New Year’s Eve Guided Hike

    ParkLands Lexington Preserve J5MW+8M, Lexington, IL

    Note:  This event was originally scheduled for January 1st, 2021 but was rescheduled due to weather. What better way to bring in the new year than time outside?  Join us

  • Guided Cross-country Ski and Snowshoe at Chinquapin South

    ParkLands Chinquapin JVXH+C9, Carlock, IL

      Whether you're a first time skier or a seasoned expert, join us Saturday February 20th for a cross-country adventure through one of central Illinois' finest landscapes.   Admission covers ski

  • Earth Day Volunteer Challenge

            The ParkLands Foundation’s first annual Earth Day Volunteer Challenge (April 22 - 25) aims to raise ecological awareness and make a collective impact on protecting the

  • Merwin Wildflower Walk

    ParkLands Merwin Preserve NORTH gate M496+HG, Lexington, IL

    A spring favorite is back!  Local naturalists, including ISU Distinguished Professor Emeritus, botanist, ecologist, and ParkLands legend Roger Anderson, will lead guided tours of Merwin Preserve's vibrant spring wildflowers on

  • Volunteer Workday – Weston Cemetery Prairie

    Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve Weston, IL

    Remove invasive sweet clover from the last 5 acres of original tallgrass prairie in McLean County .  Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy shoes and long pants.  Registration is limited

  • Night Event – members only

    ParkLands Letcher Basin Land & Water Reserve JRWR+VG, Secor, IL

                                              Register here!   Admission is $5 per person to

  • 4th Annual Bike Ride

    Lexington Park District Pavilion 304 N. Lee St., Lexington

    Save the date for our most popular event!  Supported out-and-back rides of varying lengths depart Lexington, IL and follow the Mackinaw River Valley to highlight the areas unique landscape, including