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}
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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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View Calendar Details HIKE Join us for a hike at the North Dunes Nature Preserve to see a large and diverse area containing wetland, prairie, savanna and beach communities, with a chance to encounter a variety of rare lakeshore species. Then join Kathleen Garness and Gerould Wilhelm to learn about the history of Hosah Park……
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View Calendar Details FIELD TRIP Join Mark Kluge to visit one of the most remote areas in Cook County, where traffic noise is essentially inaudible. Enjoy the upland forest, prairie, and oak savanna communities set on a landscape of well-defined glacial features including hills, valleys, and the Visitation Esker. Cap Sauers Holding Nature Preserve 2025-09-07…
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View Calendar Details FIELD TRIP Wolf Road Prairie, an 82-acre Illinois Nature Preserve, is the largest remaining tallgrass prairie in the Chicago area. Home to rare grasses, wildflowers, wetlands, and savanna, it also shelters diverse wildlife. Saved from development by locals in the 1970s, it’s now a vital refuge. Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve 2025-08-03…
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What an incredible day for native plants and our Central Chapter! When the doors opened at 9:00 AM, a line of more than 200 eager shoppers—some from across Central Illinois and others from much farther afield—were ready to dive in. With the help of over 70 dedicated INPS volunteers sharing their time and expertise, this…
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