Whistler Woods Seed Collecting Workday

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 […]

4th Annual Beer in the Woods: Backyard Edition

"Beer in the Woods" as we know it will not be possible this year, however Friends is committed to nurturing our BITW community and supporting the businesses who have been so generous over the years. While this will not be an in-person event at LaBagh Woods, we invite you to join us for "Beer in […]

Watersmeet Volunteer Workday

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 […]

Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workday

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) 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 […]

Kickapoo Woods Workday

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.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. […]

Spring Creek Stewards Sunday Workday

Meeting Location: Penny Road Pond 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 volunteer day will have a knowledgeable leader who will explain the steps in […]

Beaubien Woods Seed Collecting Workday

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Meeting Location: On the northern end, across from Carver Military Academy Track and Field area   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 […]

Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards Workday

Come volunteer to collect and process native seed in the Poplar Creek region! You will be given the opportunity to explore nature, learn seed identification, collection, and processing techniques, and meet others in the community. No previous experience is necessary. We are following social distancing guidelines and ask you to bring your own mask and […]

Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workday

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) 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 […]

Compass Plant Challenge with Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards

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, […]

Whistler Woods Seed Collecting Workday

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 […]

Watersmeet Woods Volunteer Workday

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 […]