Central Chapter 2025 Schedule

See the Central Chapter newsletter for more details or contact Trish Quintenz – TrishQuintenz@gmail.com.
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**All meetings begin at 6:30 PM at Adams Wildlife Sanctuary unless otherwise noted**

January

**No regular meeting

Plant sale committee meeting – January 10, 10:00 AM @ Adams Wildlife Sanctuary

February

12 – Monthly Meeting: Terri Treacy, Menard County Trails and Greenways

March

12 – Monthly Meeting: Paul Marcum, Illinois Natural History Survey

April

9 – Monthly Meeting: Mike Nowak

May

**No meeting!

8 – Plant sale set-up @ Fairgrounds

9 – Plant sale @ Fairgrounds

June

11 – Monthly Meeting: Authors Clare Howard and David Zalaznik

July

9 – Monthly Meeting: TBA – potluck

August

13 – Monthly Meeting: TBA

September

10 – Monthly Meeting: Cody Azotea

October

8 – Monthly Meeting: TBA

November

12 – Monthly Meeting: Nancy Smith, iNaturalist Ambassador

December

10 – Holiday Gathering: TBA

Central Chapter Field Trips

Do you know of a great place in central Illinois for a field trip? Have you worked hard restoring your own prairie or woodland and would love to show it off? Please get in touch with Lois Fox with suggestions for field trips –

Even if it’s a place we’ve visited before, we love to return to our favorite spots to see what’s new!

Here are some of the types of places that make great INPS field trips:

Hidden gems – places off the beaten path that aren’t well known
Private properties that are member-owned or that we could be granted access to
Restored prairies, wetlands, and woodlands
State parks, nature centers, and wildlife sanctuaries
Research and collection centers
Arboretums and botanical gardens
Places of historical interest to botanists

Old favorites that you missed visiting before or would love to see again! Please email me any and all suggestions. No place is too big or too small. If you would love to see it, someone else would too!

Contact Trish Quintenz at TrishQuintenz@gmail.com or call (217) 971-1615 for more information.