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July 2026
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Sylvan Work Day
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Lots of Physical Activity
Convervation Work. Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location. Bring gloves, water, tools
Show Me/ Tell Me Christine Deignan Members Only
Christine Deignan Home, Davenport, IA
Members Only Free Event Chapter Meeting
Revisit Christine's gardens from last fall. Explore the soft landings under her Oak tree and view native plants thriving incontainers. Handouts will be available for both. Two rain gardens may be in progress
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Gold Coast Park Work Day
Gold Coast Park
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Free Event Habitat Installation/Maintenance
Native plant work day
Free National Webinar: How to Talk to Your Neighbors (and Your HOA) About Your Garden with Lorraine Johnson
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
You planted native. Your neighbor has opinions. Maybe your HOA does too. If you’ve ever felt like the hardest part of native plant gardening is the conversations, not the gardening, you’re not alone.
Wild Ones is thrilled to share this upcoming free webinar as part of the 2026 Less Lawn More Life Challenge. Join Lorraine Johnson for a practical conversation on navigating HOA rules, addressing neighbor concerns, and fostering community conversations about native plant gardening and ecological landscapes.
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Hauberg Final Friday
Hauberg Estate
Public Welcome Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Join like minded people for an evening of fun on Hauberg's beautiful lawn. Bring a lawn chair and maybe a snack beverages are availablefor purchase.
August 2026
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Sylvan Work Day
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Lots of Physical Activity
Convervation Work. Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location. Bring gloves, water, tools
Tell Me/ Show Me Jack Achs Members Only
Jack Achs Home
Members Only Free Event Chapter Meeting
Visit Jack's gardens
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Gold Coast Park Work Day
Gold Coast Park
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Free Event Habitat Installation/Maintenance
Native plant work day
Free National Webinar: The Ecology of Home: Creating Habitat That Works with Shaun McCoshum
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Native plants are the foundation of habitat, but wildlife need more than food to thrive. Join ecologist and Certified Wildlife Biologist Shaun McCoshum, PhD, to explore how nesting sites, shelter, water, soil conditions, and other often-overlooked resources can transform a yard into a functioning ecosystem that supports biodiversity year-round.
Registration link coming soon.
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Hauberg Final Friday
Hauberg Estate
Public Welcome Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Join like minded people for an evening of fun on Hauberg's beautiful lawn. Bring a lawn chair and maybe a snack beverages are availablefor purchase.
September 2026
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Trees by Emily Swihart Members Only
Members Only Free Event Chapter Meeting Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
All about trees
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Sylvan Work Day
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Lots of Physical Activity
Convervation Work. Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location. Bring gloves, water, tools
Free National Webinar- From Lawn to Meadow with Sara Weaner Cooper
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
What does it really take to turn a conventional lawn into a thriving native meadow? Join Owner & Principal, New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL), Sara Weaner Cooper for a candid look at her family's ongoing lawn-to-meadow transformation featured in The New York Times and BBC. Drawing from three years of hands-on experience, Sara will share the methods, lessons learned, successes, and challenges of converting turfgrass into a dynamic native plant community. Participants will gain practical insights into site preparation, planting, management, and the ecological principles that guide successful meadow establishment, along with realistic expectations for how these landscapes evolve over time.
Registration link coming soon.
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Gold Coast Park Work Day
Gold Coast Park
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Free Event Habitat Installation/Maintenance
Native plant work day
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Hauberg Final Friday
Hauberg Estate
Public Welcome Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Join like minded people for an evening of fun on Hauberg's beautiful lawn. Bring a lawn chair and maybe a snack beverages are availablefor purchase.
October 2026
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Sylvan Work Day
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Lots of Physical Activity
Convervation Work. Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location. Bring gloves, water, tools
October Monthly Meeting Members Only
Members Only Free Event Chapter Meeting Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
to be determined
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Gold Coast Park Work Day
Gold Coast Park
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Free Event Habitat Installation/Maintenance
Native plant work day
Free National Webinar- Bats in the Backyard with Bat Conservation International
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Bats are among the most important and misunderstood wildlife in our communities. Join experts from Bat Conservation International to explore how native plants, healthy insect populations, and thoughtful landscape design can help support bats. Learn about the ecological role of bats and discover practical ways to create habitat for North America's night flyers right in your own backyard.
Registration link coming soon.
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Work Day Hauberg Happy Hour With Flowers
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains
Work in the Fabulous Hauberg Gardens with Illinois MasterGardener and Wild Ones Member Heather Culver. Enjoy a complimentary cocktail in the Carriage House and enjoy some Friday social time. Bring gloves,tools, and water. Contact Heather for details
Hauberg Final Friday
Hauberg Estate
Public Welcome Chapter Social Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Join like minded people for an evening of fun on Hauberg's beautiful lawn. Bring a lawn chair and maybe a snack beverages are availablefor purchase.
November 2026
Sylvan Work Day
Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Plant Salvage/Rescue Invasive Species Removal Habitat Installation/Maintenance Lots of Physical Activity
Convervation Work. Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location. Bring gloves, water, tools
Seed swap, Pot luck, Officer Election Members Only
Butterworth Carriage House
Paid Event Members Only Chapter Meeting Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Annual Seed swap potluck and officer election
Free National Webinar- The Science of Monarch Habitat at Home with Monarch Joint Venture
Hosted by Wild Ones NationalOnline/Virtual
Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
Registration link coming soon.