Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • 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

  • Learn about dragonflies and damselflies!

    ParkLands Chinquapin JVXH+C9, Carlock, IL

        Our annual river event is back as we will again explore the river for a hands-on learning opportunity about the Mackinaw River’s amazing aquatic diversity at ParkLands’ Chinquapin

  • Chinquapin Bluffs Work Day

    Saturday, August 20th, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  We will meet at the entrance to South Chinquapin. Click here for directions We will be cutting and bagging teasel. Loppers will be

  • A Little Celebration on the Prairie

    Join us at Letcher Basin on October 1st for a Prairie Celebration. No need to RSVP this is an open house style event. Please see event details below including a

  • Lexington Preserve Work Day 10/15

    ParkLands Lexington Preserve J5MW+8M, Lexington, IL

    Join us for a public work day at the Lexington Preserve on Saturday October 15th from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. We would like to work in teams of two, to cut