View Calendar Details FIELD TRIP Hosted by Lake Forest Open Lands Association, this walk will pass through McLaughlin Meadow, Shaw Woods, Shaw Prairie. Enjoy the dazzling display of spring ephemerals in this dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve featuring high-quality remnant prairie, wetland, and woodland. Skokie River Nature Preserve 2026-05-23 10:00 am https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6IfNEorF5Q3phbQoyJLHUK_fc7X4-ByIMO2IxZ4iZR6nNwA/viewform?usp=header {Who’s Hosting?:14} {Post…
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View Calendar Details FIELD TRIP Learn about the ecology and stewardship history of this INAI site on a walk led by Stone Hansard and Anna Blaskiewicz. The site includes a high quality mesic upland forest, a wet-mesic upland forest, and seep communities, typical of the Morainal Section of northeastern Illinois. Pilcher Park Nature Preserve 2026-05-03…
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View Calendar Details FIELD TRIP Join Bliss Woods Steward Mary Ochsenschlager for a walk to see a rich array of spring ephemerals at this site which includes the end of the Kaneville Esker. Bliss Woods 2026-04-26 1:00 pm https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer0msoZW27Y1qvFmyNJgC25HYyr2shNdju4vbIGwT6CzlXSQ/viewform?usp=header {Who’s Hosting?:14} {Post Image:47}
View Calendar Details WORKSHOP Join Derek Ziomber, former Friends of the Forest Preserves Field Organizer, for a workshop on winter identification of trees and shrubs at Harms Woods, which has a rich collection of native shrubs and trees. Harms Woods (Glenview Woods) 2026-03-14 10:00 am RSVP Here. {Post Image:47}
View Calendar Details Annual Membership Meeting Join us to hear a presentation by Greg Spyreas of the Illinois Natural History Survey about the impact of climate change on Illinois native plants. We will also have a book swap, updates from the chapter board, and some time to socialize. Refreshments will be provided. Thatcher Woods Pavilion…
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