Events

Goals: 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. Moon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com Moon Preserve google maps location: https://maps.app. goo.gl/3AD79aFLS9oCxWLN9 Please sign up HERE  

  ParkLands Foundation invites you to attend our annual Wildflower Walk at Merwin Preserve. Local naturalists will guide you on a tour of vibrant spring wildflowers. Make this a springtime tradition for your family. There is a $5 registration fee per family. Caution: The trails have uneven terrain. There will be four sessions available: 10:00

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 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. Moon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com Moon Preserve google maps location: https://maps.app. goo.gl/3AD79aFLS9oCxWLN9 Please sign up HERE  

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 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. Moon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com Moon Preserve google maps location: https://maps.app. goo.gl/3AD79aFLS9oCxWLN9 Register HERE!  

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 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. Moon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com Moon Preserve google maps location: https://maps.app. goo.gl/3AD79aFLS9oCxWLN9 Register HERE!  

ParkLands Nature Quest Challenge Registration! Challenge Duration: June 20 - July 26, 2026 Come enjoy all the nature that ParkLands Preserves have to offer during the Nature Quest Challenge. Visit any of our 5 featured preserves (Letcher Basin, Chinquapin South, Merwin, Lexington Preserve, and Moon Preserve) between June 20th and July 26th and use the

Come enjoy all the nature that ParkLands Preserves have to offer during the Nature Quest Challenge. Visit any of our 5 featured preserves (Letcher Basin, Chinquapin South, Merwin, Lexington Preserve, and Moon Preserve) between June 20th and July 26th, and use the iNaturalist app to document the nature you see. Prizes will be awarded for

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

Nature Quest: ParkLands Insect and Wildflower Hike  As part of the ParkLands Nature Quest Challenge, please come join us for an "Insect and Wildflower Hike" at the Lexington Preserve on Saturday 6/27 from 9-11:00 am. We have invited some ISU post graduate student entomologists, who are insect experts, to help you look for and identify