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  • Volunteer Workday – North Chinquapin Bluffs prairie

    ParkLands Chinquapin Bluffs northwest gate

    Help keep the invasive plant Lespedeza cuneata from further invading our prairie restoration.  This workday, led by Volunteer Stewards Frank Sanders and Suzie Rogers, will involve physical activity navigating unlevel

  • Annual Meeting of the Members

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

                        Join us for our 55th annual Meeting of the Members at Sweeney Woods Preserve. Register here!   Agenda:  10:30am Optional

  • Volunteer Workday – Letcher Basin

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

    Help 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

  • Rescheduled – Night Under the Stars Astronomy Event

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

    Please note the date has changed due to weather.  The event has been rescheduled to Friday October 1st at 7pm. Thank you!   Experience the stars, moon, planets over the prairie

  • Indigenous Culture in the Mackinaw River Valley with Dr. Michael Wiant

    ParkLands Chinquapin JVXH+C9, Carlock, IL

    A Mackinaw Cache blade and a collection of artifacts from the Mackinaw River ParkLands welcomes renowned archeologist, anthropologist, and historian Dr. Michael Wiant to Chinquapin Bluffs on Saturday, October 9th. 

  • Volunteer Workday – south Chinquapin Bluffs

    ParkLands Chinquapin JVXH+C9, Carlock, IL

    Help volunteer Mary Jo Adams establish a new trail on the south section of Chinquapin Bluffs by removing brush along the trail. Involves some physical activity navigating uneven ground, using

  • Volunteer Workday – south Chinquapin Bluffs

    ParkLands Chinquapin JVXH+C9, Carlock, IL

    Help keep the invasive plant Lespedeza cuneata from further invading our prairie restoration.  This workday, led by Volunteer Steward Mary Jo Adams, will involve physical activity navigating unlevel ground, and

  • Volunteer Workday – Cayuga Ridge Seed Collection

    Meet at McDonalds in Chenoa 504 Hoselton Dr,, Chenoa, IL

      Collect seeds from a tallgrass prairie remnant!  We will meet at the McDonald's in Chenoa before caravanning to Cayuga Ridge, which is just north of Pontiac.  Please bring water,

  • New Year’s Day Hike

    ParkLands Kenyon-Baller Woods Preserve MR6G+M5 Secor, Illinois, Secor

    What better way to bring in the new year than time outside?  Join us for a guided hike through one of our best-kept secrets.  Our New Year's Day hike at

  • Earth Day Volunteer Event

    Join us for our Volunteer Earth Day event! We will be cutting honeysuckle on the Bunney tract at the Mohr Preserve. Honeysuckle can cause severe damage to our natural prairies.

    Free

  • Merwin Wildflower Walk

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

    A spring favorite is back!  Local naturalists will lead guided tours of Merwin Preserve’s vibrant spring wildflowers on Saturday, April 23rd.  Four sessions are available: 10:00am, 10:15am, 10:30am, and 10:45am.

  • ParkLands 5th Annual Bike Ride

    Who would like to go for a bike ride through some beautiful restored prairie and woodlands along the Mackinaw River this summer?  That’s right! ParkLands will be hosting our fifth