Chapter Events

Join award-winning author, photographer, and educator Rick Darke for What Is Wild and Why It Matters, a free national webinar on Tuesday, April 28th at 10 am CT. Discover how inviting a bit of authentic wildness can create a vibrant landscape that sustains you and local biodiversity. This national event is presented in collaboration between Wild Ones and Homegrown National Park.

Sometimes, even the best-intended native landscape can be seen as offensive to some of the neighbors, or even the municipality. This presentation will offer tips, techniques and plant suggestions for front and backyard native landscaping, that will be sure to pacify even the most provincial passerby.

Speaker:  Native Landscape Designer, Dave Neu

Seeds are key for restoring our ecosystems and adding native plants to our yards. As diverse as our native plants are, they are equally diverse in how they disperse their seeds. We'll look at different approaches for seed collection, equipment and techniques to clean that seed, and sowing to get the best results out of those seeds.

Speaker:  Luke Dahlberg, Native Seed Program Manager at Citizens for Conservation

Join us for a leisurely hike along the enchanting trails of Reed Turner Woodland, a dedicated IL Nature Preserve since the 1980's. This 50-acre preserve is home to over 500 different plant and tree species.  Our walk will focus on native woodland goldenrods and asters, how to identify the different species, and which species work well in home landscapes.   Space is limited.  Registration is required, 

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Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!