Mussel Event

Register Now! Pigtoes and creepers and muckets, oh my! Join us Saturday, August 8th at ParkLands' Hayes Woods Preserve for an interactive educational opportunity for all ages. Local biologists will lead two groups of 15 participants on a shallow wade into the Mackinaw River in search of freshwater mussels, using the catch (and subsequent release)

2020 Annual Meeting

Register Now! Join us for our 2020 Annual Meeting! Location: Hazle Preserve at north Chinquapin Bluffs Land and Water Reserve This event is for members only.  Not yet a member?  Join us today! Agenda: 10:30:  Guided hike to the north bluffs 12:30:  Meeting and lunch provided by Scout's Downtown Cafe (menu coming soon) Annual report Nominations for board

Volunteer Workday – Sweeney Woods Bottomland Project

ParkLands Sweeney Woods Preserve Google Maps: M3G5+W8, Lexington, IL

8:00 – 11:00am at ParkLands’ Sweeney Woods Preserve, just north of Lake Bloomington. We will be pruning small, fast-growing trees that have overtaken the floodplain to make way for our slower-growing, preferred native trees. No experience necessary! Work gloves, individual tools (loppers), and instruction will be provided. Hand sanitizer and PPE masks will also be

Volunteer Workday – Sweeney Woods Bottomland Project

ParkLands Sweeney Woods Preserve Google Maps: M3G5+W8, Lexington, IL

8:00 - 11:00am at ParkLands' Sweeney Woods Preserve, just north of Lake Bloomington. We will be pruning small, fast-growing trees that have overtaken the floodplain to make way for our slower-growing, preferred native trees. No experience necessary! Work gloves, individual tools (loppers), and instruction will be provided. Masks are required anytime we gather, such as