You're Invited! Join us as we work to restore health to the beautiful North Branch natural areas. We welcome all who care about the preserves. No need to be experienced, the stewards will provide instructions, tools and usually, a snack to enjoy at mid-workday break!
If you plan to bring a group larger than a half dozen or so, we ask that you contact the steward ahead of time, to be sure that the work planned can accommodate a large number of volunteers and that we have plenty of supplies on hand. Click on the workday you’re interested in to get to the page with contact information.
Saturday, February 28
Somme Woods *
Sunday, March 1
Bunker Hill Savanna
Saturday, March 7
Harms Flatwoods
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, March 8
Wayside Woods Prairie
Saturday, March 14
Linne Woods North CANCELLED
Somme Woods *
Sunday, March 15
Harms Flatwoods
Saturday, March 21
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Sunday, March 22
Somme Prairie Grove *
Saturday, March 28
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Sunday, March 29
9am – 2pm
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Saturday, April 4
Linne Prairie
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday April 5
Wayside Woods Prairie
Saturday, April 11
1pm – 4pm
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, April 12
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Saturday, April 18
9am – noon
Linne Woods North
1pm – 4pm
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, April 19
Sauganash Prairie Grove
Saturday, April 25
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Sunday, April 26
Somme Woods *
Saturday, May 2
Oxbow Prairie
Sunday, May 3
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Saturday, May 9
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, May 10
Miami Woods Prairie
Saturday, May 16
Linne Woods North
Sunday, May 17
9am – noon
Harms Flatwoods
1pm – 4pm
Somme Prairie Grove *
Saturday, May 23
1pm – 4pm
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, May 24
Bunker Hill Savanna
Saturday, May 30
Harms Flatwoods
Sunday, May 31
Somme Prairie Grove *
Saturday, June 6
Oxbow Prairie
Sunday, June 7
Harms Woods
Saturday, June 13
Linne Woods North
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Sunday, June 14
Miami Woods Prairie
Saturday, June 20
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, June 21
Sauganash Prairie Grove
Saturday, June 27
Linne Prairie
Sunday, June 28
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, July 5
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Saturday, July 11
Linne Woods North
Sunday, July 12
Air Station Prairie
Saturday, July 18
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Somme Prairie Grove *
Sunday, July 19
Wayside Woods Prairie
Saturday, July 25
Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Sunday, July 26
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
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* Park at Somme Woods
Note: there are two meeting places for the three Somme Preserves. Please check directions to each site carefully.
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Tree Without Leaves
March 29, 10 a.m.
Learn how to identify trees at the most challenging time — in late winter and early spring, before there are leaves to make it easy! The Bunker Hill Forest Preserve is filled
with majestic trees, some hundreds of years old, which provide food
and shelter for a multitude of wildlife. Learn tree ecology and
how to identify them by their shape, bark, branches, and buds.
Meet
at the parking lot entrance north of Devon on
Caldwell. Dress for the weather. Call 312-356-9990 to register.
Sponsored by the Forest Preserve District, Friends of the Forest
Preserves and the North Branch Restoration Project.
Bird Hikes
April 25th, 7:30 and 8:30am
Here's a chance to learn to identify spring's brightly colored
migrating birds — at beautiful Bunker Hill Forest Preserve. Bird
experts will lead two walks on the morning of April 25th. To see the
"Early Birds" come at 7:30. To see the "Lazy Birds" join the second
walk at 8:30.
Spring is migration season and an excellent time to spot
feathered travelers as they head toward Wisconsin and Canada.
Dress
for the weather, bring binoculars and if you have one, a field
guide.
Hike leader
Donnie Dann is a former President of the Bird Conservation Network,
board member of The Nature Conservancy, and popular bird hike leader.
Meet at the parking lot entrance north of Devon on the west side of
Caldwell. Call 312-356-9990 to register. Registration required.
Sponsored by the the Forest
Preserve District, Friends of the Forest Preserves, North Branch
Restoration Project and the National Audubon Society.
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