Central Chapter 2025 Schedule
See the Central Chapter newsletter for more details or contact Trish Quintenz – TrishQuintenz@gmail.com.
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**All meetings begin at 6:30 PM at Adams Wildlife Sanctuary unless otherwise noted**
January
No regular meeting
Plant sale committee meeting
February
13 – Monthly Meeting: cancelled due to weather
March
13 – Monthly Meeting: Candi Scheuermann, Greenview Companies manager- Native Landscape Plants and Their Culture and Selection
April
10 – Monthly Meeting: Dr Fred Miller- Oomycetes and Oak Decline.
May
**No meeting!
9 – Plant sale set-up @ Fairgrounds
10 – Plant sale @ Fairgrounds
June
12 – Monthly Meeting: Steve Green, PhD, master arborist, Tree Problem Diagnostics and Treatment
July
10 – Monthly Meeting: Ray Geroff, IDNR District Heritage Biologist
August
8 – Monthly Meeting: Chris Evans – Illinois Ferns
September
11 – Monthly Meeting: Alan Branhagen
October
9 – Monthly Meeting: Samantha Reif, LLCC – Climate Change through the Ages
November
13 – Monthly Meeting: Karina Orozco and Katrina Holland
December
11 – Holiday Gathering: TBA
January
Nothing at this time
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 get in touch with 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.