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  • #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

  • Volunteer Workday – Sweeney Woods

    ParkLands Sweeney Woods Preserve Google Maps: M3G5+W8, Lexington, IL

    Help fight back against woody brush invading the biodiversity of Sweeney Woods!  Involves some physical activity navigating unlevel ground, using loppers/handsaws, and handheld herbicide sprayers.  Please bring water, work gloves, sturdy

  • Volunteer Workday – Merwin Preserve

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

    Help 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

  • Tale of Two Prairies

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

    Two different prairies, two different ecosystems, one story of conservation.  Join us for a morning comparing two high-quality examples of Illinois' most famous landscape; prairie. Guided hikes will start at

  • River Event

    ParkLands Hayes Woods Preserve MR5H+4H, Secor

    In 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