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SUMMARY:Rescheduled - Night Under the Stars Astronomy Event
DESCRIPTION:Please note the date has changed due to weather.  The event has been rescheduled to Friday October 1st at 7pm. \nThank you! \n  \n \nExperience the stars\, moon\, planets over the prairie of Letcher Basin Land & Water Reserve  while enjoying wine\, fruit\, and cheese included with admission.  Experts from the Twin City Amateur Astronomers will be on hand to educate us about the night sky\, astronomy\, and star maps using high-quality telescopes.  We expect to see Venus\, Jupiter\, Saturn\, the moon\, and possibly meteors.  Admission is $15 for members\, $20 for non-members.  In the event that cloudy skies are forecasted for October 2\, our planned reschedule date is Friday\, October 1 (the night before). \nPlease bring lawn chairs and water.  We will provide the refreshments and all the equipment you need including special flashlights and telescopes. \nRegister here!\n  \n  \n \n 
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/night-under-the-stars-meteor-event/
LOCATION:ParkLands Letcher Basin Land & Water Reserve\, JRWR+VG\, Secor\, IL
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SUMMARY:Indigenous Culture in the Mackinaw River Valley with Dr. Michael Wiant
DESCRIPTION:A Mackinaw Cache blade and a collection of artifacts from the Mackinaw River \nParkLands welcomes renowned archeologist\, anthropologist\, and historian Dr. Michael Wiant to Chinquapin Bluffs on Saturday\, October 9th.  Dr. Wiant will pull from his extensive research on local Indigenous societies to present on the pre-settlement history of the Mackinaw River valley\, focusing on Native American culture and land use.  As a bonus\, Dr. Wiant will be available immediately following his presentation to identify artifacts brought by guests.  The event will be held under a tent on the grasslands of Chinquapin Bluffs – an area known to have significant Native American history.  Don’t miss this opportunity! \nAdmission: members $15\, non-members $25. \nRegister here!\n  \nDr. Michael D. Wiant is the former Director of the Illinois State Museum.  He is a graduate of Illinois State University (BS Social Science Comprehensive\, MS Sociology-Anthropology) and Northwestern University (MA and PhD Anthropology).  Between his freshman and sophomore year\, a chance meeting with Professor Edward Jelks encouraged Wiant to enroll in Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology.  The class sowed the seeds of a career that now exceeds forty years. \nAfter graduating from Illinois State University\, Wiant worked for Northwestern University’s Illinois valley archaeology program for a decade before accepting a position at the Illinois State Museum in 1982.  Rising through the ranks of the Anthropology Department\, in 2003 Wiant became the Director of the Illinois State Museum—Dickson Mounds\, a museum that chronicles American history in the Illinois River valley and the Midwest.  He has shared his research in academic publications and through numerous professional and public presentations\, and he has drawn on his museum experience to teach Museum Studies at Illinois State University for many years.  All of the foregoing was built on a solid academic foundation provided by Illinois State University and in particular the faculty of the Department of Sociology-Anthropology. \n*Biography and photo credit: Illinois State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology \nAbout Chinquapin Bluffs \nMore about Dr. Wiant: \n\nMichael Wiant – Historians Speak (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)\nReconsidering the Mackinaw Cache: Classic Ohio Hopewell or Early Archaic?  By Michael D. Wiant\n\n 
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/guest-speaker/
LOCATION:ParkLands Chinquapin\, JVXH+C9\, Carlock\, IL
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Workday - south Chinquapin Bluffs
DESCRIPTION: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 loppers/handsaws\, and handheld herbicide sprayers. Please bring water\, work gloves\, sturdy shoes\, long pants\, and bug spray. \nSign up to volunteer!\n  \nClick here for directions to the south gate of Chinquapin Bluffs.  If this is your first time to Chinquapin Bluffs\, don’t be alarmed by the statues and signs at the corner of 375N and 2225E (pictured below).  The lane past them is publicly accessible and leads to the Chinquapin Bluffs gate.  \n \nMore information: \nAbout Chinquapin Bluffs
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/volunteer-workday-south-chinquapin-bluffs-trail/
LOCATION:ParkLands Chinquapin\, JVXH+C9\, Carlock\, IL
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Workday - south Chinquapin Bluffs
DESCRIPTION: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 pulling and/or lopping of plants.  Please bring water\, work gloves\, sturdy shoes\, long pants\, and bug spray. \nSign up to volunteer!\n  \nClick here for directions to the south gate of Chinquapin Bluffs.  If this is your first time to Chinquapin Bluffs\, don’t be alarmed by the statues and signs at the corner of 375N and 2225E (pictured below).  The lane past them is publicly accessible and leads to the Chinquapin Bluffs gate.  \n \nFor more information: \nAbout Chinquapin Bluffs \nAbout Lespedeza cuneata
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/volunteer-workday-south-chinquapin-bluffs-prairie/
LOCATION:ParkLands Chinquapin\, JVXH+C9\, Carlock\, IL
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