Chapter Calendar

Convervation Work.  Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location.  Bring gloves, water, tools.

Monthly Meeting.  The State of the Chapter report will be given. A program on winter sowing technics to include jugs,  trayand direct methods

Parking on 12 th Avenue

Winter sowing/building and maintaining burn piles

Work Leaders:Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 

Special Note:  Tis is not a public Park. This siteis accessible by invitation only on scheduled workdays

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Tour the grrenhouse and discuss growing and volunteer opportunities

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

Career Day Presentatin

Tabling at the Illinois Extension's Annual Gardening Symposium

Winter sowing/building and maintaining burn piles

Work Leaders:Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 

Special Note:  Tis is not a public Park. This siteis accessible by invitation only on scheduled workdays

Winter sowing/building and maintaining burn piles

Work Leaders:Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 

Special Note:  Tis is not a public Park. This siteis accessible by invitation only on scheduled workdays

Tabling Event

Monthy meeting

Table Event

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

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Monthly meeting with Paul Crosser will give an enlighting talk about integration of enviromental aspects.  He recently visited San Francisco  Schools inCosta Rico  This incoporates green houses,composting, vegetables, fruit productionand some livestock.  We will also hear what is new at Project Renwal

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

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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

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Spend a day in nature with WIU Counselor Education Department, Hauberg Estate and Wild Ones Quad Cities!  Speaker, panel, classes.  

Agenda 2026 Plants, Paths, & Pizza  

11:00 - Organization Tables open

11:00 till 12:00 - Nature Yoga & Nature Walk

12:00 - Pizza

12:30 till 1:30 - Keynote Speaker Grant Fessler, Botanist Flora of the Quad Cities: a Natural History and Vision for the Future"

2:00 till 3:00 - Classes switch on the half hour 

Edible Fung-Nature and Compassion Sound Bowls- Ayurveda Native Plants - Esoteric Acupuncture

3:15 - Organization Tables close

3:15 til 4:30 - Panel of Experts

4:45 - Nature Walk/ Jens Jense

tabling event

Join award-winning author, photographer, and educator Rick Darke for What Is Wild and Why It Matters, a free national webinar on Tuesday, April 28th at 10 am CT. Discover how inviting a bit of authentic wildness can create a vibrant landscape that sustains you and local biodiversity. This national event is presented in collaboration between Wild Ones and Homegrown National Park.

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Convervation Work.  Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588  or [email protected] for details and meet location.  Bring gloves, water, tools

Monthly meeting

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

[email protected]

Tabling for Earth Day

Table with native plants to support Laudato si plan.  Connecting the enviroment, nature,  connecting everyone with the role we play in healing and caring for our world.

in conjunction with the plant sale

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

[email protected]

Large Plant Sale  Garden Collections by the  Wild Ones

Support  Native Plant Sale

Childrens event potting native forbs

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

[email protected]

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.

Native plant work day

Tabling event Volunteers needed

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

[email protected]

Puddlers, Lemonaide, cookies

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

[email protected]

Convervation Work.  Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected]  for details and meet location.  Bring gloves, water, tools

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

[email protected]

Put your species skills to test

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Conservation Work.  Bring gloves, water, tools

Wood Duck Landing @Sylvan Island in Moline
Location: Sylvan Island, Moline
(Second Sundays)
Parking Info: Sylvan Island Gateway Park Parking Lot on Google Maps
Workday Leaders: Rob Liva (630-346-6588) [email protected]

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 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

[email protected]

Native plant work day - North of 37th street and 8th ave, in Moline

Site Steward: Jack Jelen

Native plant work day.

Gold Coast Park, Davenport's Hamburg Historic District
Location: W 8th street and N Ripley street in Davenport, IA
Parking Info: Street Parking / Hiram Lodge Parking Adjacent Google Maps Gazebo Location will bring you to this Pocket Park.

Workday Leader: Lichen Holden <[email protected]>

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 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

[email protected]

Conservation Work.  Bring gloves, water, and tools. 

Collinson Field Station, Augustana College
Location: 2313 83rd Ave, Milan, IL

Parking Info: No Street Parking, use the Parking Pad. Parking Pad on Google Maps
Workday Leaders: Rob Liva (630-346-6588) [email protected]

Native plant work day - North of 37th street and 8th ave, in Moline

Parking Info: Parking Lot on Google Maps

Site Steward: Jack Jelen

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

[email protected]

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.

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

[email protected]

Conservation Work.  Bring gloves, water, tools

Wood Duck Landing @Sylvan Island in Moline
Location: Sylvan Island, Moline
(Second Sundays)
Parking Info: Sylvan Island Gateway Park Parking Lot on Google Maps
Workday Leaders: Rob Liva (630-346-6588) [email protected]

Visit Jack's gardens

Conservation Work.  Bring gloves, water, tools

Collinson Field Station, Augustana College
Location: 2313 83rd Ave, Milan, IL

Parking Info: No Street Parking, use the Parking Pad. Parking Pad on Google Maps
Workday Leaders: Rob Liva (630-346-6588) [email protected]

Native plant work day - North of 37th street and 8th ave, in Moline

Parking Info: Parking Lot on Google Maps

Site Steward: Jack Jelen

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

[email protected]

Native plant work day.

Gold Coast Park, Davenport's Hamburg Historic District
Location: W 8th street and N Ripley street in Davenport, IA
Parking Info: Street Parking / Hiram Lodge Parking Adjacent Google Maps Gazebo Location will bring you to this Pocket Park.

Workday Leader: Lichen Holden [email protected]

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 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

[email protected]

Native plant work day - North of 37th street and 8th ave, in Moline

Parking Info: Parking Lot on Google Maps

Site Steward: Jack Jelen

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

[email protected]

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.

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

[email protected]

All about trees

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

[email protected]

Convervation Work.  Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected]  for details and meet location.  Bring gloves, water, tools

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 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

[email protected]

Native plant work day

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

[email protected]

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.

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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Convervation Work.  Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected]  for details and meet location.  Bring gloves, water, tools

to be determined

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

[email protected]

Native plant work day

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 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

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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.

Convervation Work.  Contact Rob Liva (630) 346-6588 or [email protected] for details and meet location.  Bring gloves, water, tools

Annual Seed swap potluck and officer election

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.