Chapter Calendar

Please join Ken Wellnitz for an engaging presentation about the beauty & benefits of native gardening! Discover how native plants can enhance biodiversity, support local wildlife, and create sustainable landscapes. Ken will surely inspire you to incorporate native plants into your garden and create a vibrant ecosystem right in your backyard.

A continental breakfast will be served. Please bring a travel coffee mug if you have one. 

Gather with us on Friday, May 3rd as Rob Liva leads an easy access wildflowers hangout at Illiniwek. We plan to stay within close range to the parking area and will not be walking far or up the steep slopes. 

This is intended as a highly accessible wildflower social. Bring your curiosity and passion for the great outdoors as we soak up some nature together on a beautiful spring morning!

We are meeting in the southwest parking lot, along the wood line on the inland side of the park. 

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Join us and Bi-CAN for the annual garlic mustard pull challenge!

See the Facebook Event

Grab your friends and spend the morning with fellow community members out in the field, pulling and bagging invasive garlic mustard from our precious parks and natural areas!

After pulling, join us at Duck Creek Park Shelter #2 at noon to enjoy a complimentary lunch and to celebrate the winning team!

Details and sign-up can be found at https://xstreamcleanup.org/upcoming-events

Calling all gardeners and those new to gardening with native plants! 

Unlock the secrets of native plant gardening with our Wild Ones class “Let’s Get Our Native Plants in the Ground- Tips for Success!” Find out how simple and beautiful it can be to cultivate a thriving ecosystem right in your own yard. 

Everyone attending the class will receive a certificate for a free plant to use at the Hauberg Native Plant Sale, May 18th & 19th, complements of Guardians of the Prairie and Forest. 

Don't miss out - RSVP to [email protected] to reserve your spot now!

Plant Sale info and to purchase a Wild Ones presale flat of 16 plants: https://quadcities.wildones.org/hauberg-estate-native-plant-sale/

https://quadcities.wildones.org/volunteer/

We need volunteers!! 

Here is the schedule for volunteers needed for May 16- 19.  

Volunteering from May 16th to May 19th allows you to shop on Friday before the plant sale opens to the public.   A bonus! Plus, it is a fun event.

Here are the open slots and how many people we need to volunteer. 

Thursday, May 16th, 5 pm - 6:30 pm? ( 3 people) unload & unbox                                               

Friday, May 17th, 12 pm - 4 pm Plant sale set-up ( 3 people)

                              3:00-4 pm ( 3 people) Set up pre-sold flats

Saturday, May 18th, 8:15-11:00 pm ( 3 people) 

                                11:00 pm - 2:00 pm ( 3 people) 

                                 2 pm-5 pm ( 3 people) 

Sunday, May 19th 10-1 pm ( 3 people) 

                             1-4 pm ( 3 people)

A hospitality room with snacks and beverages will be available for those volunteering for the plant sale on any shift.

Please sign up early! email--Robbie Palm at [email protected] 

or email our [email protected]