Join the community of stewards learning and working at Shaw Woods & Prairies. Park at the west end of Laurel Ave. Email shawcommunity@friendsilnature.org to RSVP or with Questions.

Restore ecological health to the island of rare plants! Fall/winter is the time we manage invasive brush and thin out trees to bring light to the ground level. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty/damaged and solid shores. Pack a lunch and bring water to drink. Arrive at island view parking lot at 9:30-9:45 to … Continue reading Langham Island Workday – Kankakee County

We’ll work from 9am-12pm with a break for snacks, planning, and sharing around the bonfire at 10:45am. Park at the end of Palmer Drive, Village of Lakewood. In late 2021 we made strong headway, sawing and lopping back the buckthorn from the southwest edge of the hanging fen. Our work will not only save this … Continue reading Kishwaukee Fen Workday – McHenry County

Restore ecological health to the island of rare plants! Fall/winter/early spring is the time we manage invasive brush and thin out trees to bring light to the ground level.Wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty/damaged and solid shores. Pack a lunch and bring water to drink. Arrive at island view parking lot at 9:30-9:45 to … Continue reading Langham Island Workday – Kankakee County

Please join Middlefork Savanna volunteers this month in pole-tree cutting and burning as well as good old fashioned brush cutting in the high quality prairie remnants. Cutting and burning accomplished by volunteers in these very special areas of the Nature Preserve provides the best chance for the savanna plants and animals to continue to thrive … Continue reading Middlefork Savanna Workday – Lake County

Join the community of stewards learning and working at Shaw Woods & Prairies. Park at the west end of Laurel Ave. Email shawcommunity@friendsilnature.org to RSVP or with Questions.

The spirit and energy of the community gather at the ancient prairie. Brush season will end in April, so come chop and lop while you can.Spring is here—and then it will be gone, and then it will be here again, etcetera etcetera until Memorial Day—and as the seasons change our priorities will shift.Meet at the … Continue reading Old Plank Road Prairie Workday – Cook County

Please join Middlefork Savanna volunteers this month in pole-tree cutting and burning as well as good old fashioned brush cutting in the high quality prairie remnants. Cutting and burning accomplished by volunteers in these very special areas of the Nature Preserve provides the best chance for the savanna plants and animals to continue to thrive … Continue reading Middlefork Savanna Workday – Lake County

Join the community of stewards learning and working at Shaw Woods & Prairies. Park at the west end of Laurel Ave. Email shawcommunity@friendsilnature.org to RSVP or with Questions.

Join the community of stewards learning and working at Shaw Woods & Prairies. Park at the west end of Laurel Ave. Email shawcommunity@friendsilnature.org to RSVP or with Questions.