INPS EVENTS
Braidwood Dunes & Savanna NP Field Trip
See sand savannas and wetlands. Wear sturdy, long pants and bootsfor sandy trails with some off trail on nearly level ground. Expect ticks and chiggers.
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Heidecke Lake Land & Water Reserve Field Trip
Come see some of the biggest prairie in Illinois at Heidecke Lake. Ticks, chiggers and off trail walking. Who could ask for more. Cool off at Carson's Tap House (823 Liberty St) in Morris afterward.
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Sand Ridge Savanna NP Field Trip
Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve walk, meet at Kankakee Sands (Will County) parking lot 10 a.m. Boots, sturdy pants, bug spray and lots of off trail walking.
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McKinley Woods Forest Preserve walk
Meet at McKinley Woods Forest Preserve for a 10 a.m. walk to see green flowers and lovely views. Retire for food, drinks and conversation afterward.
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Messenger Woods NP field trip
Messenger Woods field trip for a Sunday stroll in nature.
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The 2025 Annual Gathering
Hosted by the Southern Chapter Hikes, canoe trips, good food, and fellowship while celebrating our grant recipients and talking native plants!
INPS State Events
Wildflowers April 6
McKinley Woods FP On Sunday, April 6, I went to McKinley Woods to see how the wildflowers are looking. No prescribed burn this year so the display is less showy and more uneven than usual as many plants are delayed trying to come up through the leaves, while bare ground and south facing areas are… Read more
Kankakee Torrent Chapter Events
Annual Gathering 2024: Tribute to Schulenberg Prairie
by Susanne Masi It all came together beautifully. After much planning and organizing by the Northeast Chapter Board and Annual Gathering Committee, coordinated by Kevin Scheiwiller and his support team: Kathy Thomas (Benedictine liaison), Ali Touloupas (field trips), Dom Amato (tech expertise) and Kathy Garness (all around consultation), more than 60 members gathered from July… Read more
The Annual Gathering Annual Event
Braidwood Dunes Field Trip July, 2024
Members went to Braidwood Dunes and Savanna on a lovely Sunday, July 21 st . But for me andVlad Nevirkovets, the excitement started before the field trip. Vlad had contacted me a fewdays before the field trip with the news that he had found the state endangered PrairieQuillwort (Isoetes melanopoda) at Braidwood Dunes and Savanna… Read more
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Langham Island Field Trip June 29, 2024
Langham Island Field Trip: On June 29 th the KNK Torrent Chapter went to Langham Island to see one ofthree (?) species known only from Illinois (a.k.a. endemic). One is the American Fairy Lantern (Thismiaamericana), which was last seen at its only known home near Lake Calumet in 1916. Another, theSangamon Phlox (Phlox pilosa var.… Read more
