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SUMMARY:Moon Preserve Workday
DESCRIPTION:Goals: Remove invasive trees\, bushes and plants.\n\nNo experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves\, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. \nMoon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email\, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com\n\nMoon Preserve google maps location: https://maps.app. goo.gl/3AD79aFLS9oCxWLN9 \nRegister HERE! \n 
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/moon-preserve-workday-3/
LOCATION:ParkLands Moon Preserve\, J3VF+3M\, Hudson\, IL
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SUMMARY:Breen-Champion Federal Preserve Workday
DESCRIPTION:Breen-Champion Federal Lead Steward: Tracy Shepard 309-310-8771 \n\nGoals: Remove the old Christmas tree shed\, remove invasive trees\, bushes and plants.\n\n\nNo 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 physical activity such as bending\, lifting\, pulling\, pushing\, twisting\, and walking on uneven terrain. \nPlease sign up HERE
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/breen-champion-federal-preserve-workday-2/
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SUMMARY:Moon Preserve Workday
DESCRIPTION:Goals: Remove invasive trees\, bushes and plants.\n\nNo experience is needed and tools are provided. Please wear work clothes and bring work gloves\, water bottle and eye protection if you have them. \nMoon Preserve Lead Steward: Janet Wiser. 309-532-4652 or email\, Jlpwiser@yahoo.com\n\nMoon Preserve google maps location: https://maps.app. goo.gl/3AD79aFLS9oCxWLN9 \nRegister HERE! \n 
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/moon-preserve-workday-4/
LOCATION:ParkLands Moon Preserve\, J3VF+3M\, Hudson\, IL
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727
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SUMMARY:ParkLands Foundation Nature Quest Challenge Registration
DESCRIPTION:ParkLands Nature Quest Challenge Registration!\nChallenge Duration: June 20 – July 26\, 2026\nCome 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. The eBird app can also be used for recording bird observations.\nPrizes will be awarded for most species observed in several categories. Visit our Nature Quest Webpage at parklandsfoundation.org/nature-quest for more information. \nTo register for the Nature Quest and be considered for a prize\, you must create a free iNaturalist account. To do that\, go to iNaturalist.org. Your iNaturalist username will need to be included in your ParkLands Foundation Nature Quest Registration form. You must be 13 or older to create an iNaturalist account. Children younger than 13 are encouraged to work with their parents to upload their observations. \nSign Up Here! \nIf you would like information about how to get started with iNaturalist please visit:  HERE
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/parklands-foundation-nature-quest-challenge-registration/
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SUMMARY:ParkLands Nature Quest Kickoff Event at the Illinois Art Station
DESCRIPTION: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 most species observed in several categories. \nDon’t know how to use iNaturalist? Join us on June 20th at the Illinois Art Station for a kick-off meeting and iNaturalist training. After the presentation\, we will practice entering observations in the iNaturalist app while exploring native gardens close to the Illinois Art Station. \nSign Up Here
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/parklands-nature-quest-kickoff-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T083000
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SUMMARY:Breen-Champion Federal Preserve Workday
DESCRIPTION:Breen-Champion Federal Lead Steward: Tracy Shepard 309-310-8771 \n\nGoals: Remove the old Christmas tree shed\, remove invasive trees\, bushes and plants.\n\n\nNo 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 physical activity such as bending\, lifting\, pulling\, pushing\, twisting\, and walking on uneven terrain. \nPlease sign up HERE
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/breen-champion-federal-preserve-workday-3/
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SUMMARY:Nature Quest: ParkLands Insect and Wildflower Hike (formerly B-in-Nature event)
DESCRIPTION:Nature Quest: ParkLands Insect and Wildflower Hike \n\nAs 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.\n\nWe have invited some ISU post graduate student entomologists\, who are insect experts\, to help you look for and identify insects along the trail. ParkLands Volunteer Sherrie Snyder will also point out wildflowers and help you make iNaturalist observations for the Nature Quest Challenge.\n\nWe’re sorry that the “B in Nature” event was cancelled\, but hope this “ParkLands Insect and Wildflower Hike” will still motivate you to get out and participate in the ParkLands Nature Quest Challenge.\n\nPlease contact Terrie Howard at thoward629@gmail.com\, if you would like to join us on Saturday 6/27. \n\nNote: Please wear long pants and bring sunscreen\, insect repellent\, and a water bottle.\n\nParkLands Lexington Preserve\n2 Douglas Drive\nLexington\, Illinois 61753
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/canceled-nature-quest-b-in-nature-bugs-beavers-butterflies-and-beyond/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260628T080000
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SUMMARY:Nature Quest: Birding Outing with Grand Prairie Bird Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Nature Quest Birding Outing with Grand Prairie Bird Alliance\nJune 28\, 2026\nMeet at 8 am at the North Gate of ParkLands’ Merwin Nature Preserve. \nDr. Pirmin Nietlisbach\, an ornithologist at Illinois State University and board member for the Grand Prairie Bird Alliance\, will lead this exploratory bird outing. This outing is appropriate for all ages and skill levels. Members of the local Grand Prairie Bird Alliance will be available during the outing to give you tips\, or participants can just walk along with us as we appreciate the birds. Bring binoculars if you have them. If not\, we will have a few pairs available for you to borrow. \nIf you want to participate in ParkLands’ Nature Quest during this outing\, please come with the iNaturalist and/or eBird app downloaded and we will show attendees how to use them. ParkLands members will be available to help those using the iNaturalist app. You may also want to bring a camera. \nPlease wear close-toed shoes and appropriate hiking attire. Bring water\, sunscreen\, and bug spray. There is a portable toilet at the entrance of the preserve for your use. The walk will include some hills and uneven terrain. The walk is estimated to last about 2 hours. Let’s find some birds! \nThis event is a free event. Registration is required. \nSign Up Here  \n 
URL:https://www.parklandsfoundation.org/event/nature-quest-birding-outing-with-grand-prairie-bird-alliance/
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