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**All meetings begin at 6:30PM at Adams Wildlife Sanctuary unless otherwise noted**
January
No regular meeting
Plant sale committee meeting: TBA
February
8 – Monthly Meeting: Dr. Amy McEuen, UIS Professor of Biology
“What Does Climate Change Mean for Native Gardening?”
March
14 – Monthly Meeting: Dr. Melissa Pardi, ISM Geology Curator: “Geology and Plants of a Tropical Illinois”
April
11 – Monthly Meeting: Allen Yow: “The World of our Amazing Fireflies”
May
**No meeting!
10 – Plant sale set-up @ Fairgrounds
11 – Plant sale @ Fairgrounds
June
13 – Monthly Meeting: Robert Hendrickson, 3GFarm
July
11 – Monthly Meeting: Amanda Christenson, Illinois Extension: “The Watershed Game”
August
8 – Monthly Meeting: Angella Moorehouse, Natural Areas Preservation Specialist: Moths
September
12 – Monthly Meeting: Eleanor Schumacher, Pollinator Partnership: Seed Collection
October
10 – Monthly Meeting: Illinois Environmental Council: Conservation Legislation
November
14 – Monthly Meeting: Jason Robinson, INHS: Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Research
December
12 – Holiday Gathering: Chris Young, IDNR
January
No regular meeting
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 contact 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.