9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Meeting location: Carl Hansen Woods parking lot in Hoffman Estates Have you noticed that tall, yellow flower towering above the prairie? It's our own prairie superstar - The Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatium)! We are dedicating a stewardship day to gather as much seed as we can from this native icon, […]
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Meeting Location: End of parking lot Come volunteer to collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas. Enjoy nature, relax, learn basic plant identification skills and responsible seed collecting techniques, and help your local forest preserve. Come for one session or all! No previous experience is necessary. Each volunteer day […]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Meeting Location: Corner of Avon Ave and Winnetka Rd in Northfield, IL (100 Avon Ave, Northfield, IL 60093) Come volunteer to collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas. Enjoy nature, relax, learn basic plant identification skills and responsible seed collecting techniques, and help your local forest preserve. No previous […]
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Meeting Location: End of parking lot Come volunteer to collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas. Enjoy nature, relax, learn basic plant identification skills and responsible seed collecting techniques, and help your local forest preserve. Come for one session or all! No previous experience is necessary. Each volunteer day […]
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Meeting Location: Main parking lot by the picnic grove Come volunteer to collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas. Enjoy nature, relax, learn basic plant identification skills and responsible seed collecting techniques, and help your local forest preserve. Come for one session or all! No previous experience is necessary. […]
Volunteers across Cook County have been reporting the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes making their Fall migration. After spending the Summer in mating pairs, sandhill cranes group together for their journey down to the Southern United States and Mexico. The fall migration of sandhill cranes is usually from mid/late October to late November. If […]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Meeting location: End of parking lot We are hosting an intro to birding followed by a seed collecting workday at Whistler Woods, in partnership with Chicago Audubon Society. Even during difficult times, we have always been able to find and make joy. Now, the pandemic and the economy have us facing […]
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Meeting Location: North end of the parking lot off of Lake Ave. Look for yellow “Volunteer’ signs Help us restore health to this oak woodland and savanna. Much of Blue Star Woods was cut down and became part of Camp Skokie Valley, a CCC and then POW camp, in the 1930's. […]
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Meeting Location: 6639 West Harts Road, Niles, IL 60714 (Follow the yellow “volunteer” signs to the exact spot) Help us cut down the invasive shrubs and trees that are crowding out the native wildflowers, grasses, and young oaks in this unique woodland. A combination of poorly draining soils, seasonally wet conditions, and […]
Meeting Location: Corner of Avon Ave and Winnetka Rd in Northfield, IL (100 Avon Ave, Northfield, IL 60093) Come volunteer to collect and distribute ripe seed in local natural areas. Enjoy nature, relax, learn basic plant identification skills and responsible seed collecting techniques, and help your local forest preserve. No previous experience is necessary. Each […]
Meeting Location: Thornton Township Municipal Building (144th St. & Halsted) Come volunteer to collect and distribute ripe seed as we enjoy nature, relax, and help your local forest preserve. You'll learn basic plant identification skills and responsible seed collecting techniques. No previous experience is necessary. Each volunteer day will have a knowledgeable leader who will […]
Please join us for the first ever "Friends Virtual Golf Outing" The uncertainties of 2020 pushed our outing to the virtual space this year, but we all know it's the shenanigans and camaraderie on the course that make this event so fun. So, please enjoy a round of golf with your favorite people at your convenience and […]
