Looking for ways to volunteer on native plant and conservation issues and improving plant literacy in the Chicago area?
Join the Northeast Chapter board of the Illinois Native Plant Society! https://t.co/DVWaP348Hi
WEBINAR—Join us for our @ClimateEdTools#TeacherEd Webinar on August 12th 11am-noon Pacific!
Jason Foster & @QaziLampert will share their 🔥 #SciEd work—curriculum units, pedagogical practices, planning resources & professional guidance.
To register: https://t.co/7jtm6nRFut
Connect with other local native plant enthusiasts, restoration practitioners, and researchers at the 2022 Chapter Meeting of the Northeast Chapter of the Illinois Native Plant Society - Wednesday, August 3rd at 7PM (via Zoom). RSVP for link: https://t.co/28MrYYLT0K
Announcing the 2022 recipients of the Flora of the Chicago Region!
Imeña Valdes
Kate Slattery
Rory Schiafo
Evan Randall
Vlad Nevirkovets
Lauren MacLean
Sadie Hennen
Alyssa Grelecki
Matt Finzel
Grant Fessler
Norbaya Durr
Mayank Aggarwal
Annual Gathering Field Trip options - register at https://t.co/sYGrxjfZRc
Saturday, June 25:
Parkland Land Trust
Weston Cemetery Prairie
Merwin Oak Savanna
Comlara Park Prairies
Sunday, June 26
Rocky Glen
Fell Arboretum
Horticulture Center
Armstrongs’ garden collection
Join us for the 2022 Annual Gathering of the Illinois Native Plant Society, hosted by the Grand Prairie Chapter, June 24-26, at the Holiday Inn and nearby natural areas in and around Normal, IL. Learn more and register at https://t.co/sYGrxjfZRc
Flora of the Chicago Region: six copies to be awarded to budding botanists. Learn more and nominate yourself or a friend at https://t.co/kWhuQiyx2p
Nominations are due May 31st, 2022.
Excellent presentation by Paul Marcum @INHSillinois https://t.co/P0fDpV9GOl on "Assessing Illinois Rare and State-listed Plant Species and Updating S-ranks"
Is your organization hosting a native plant sale in Illinois this year?
Add it to our list of sales seen by thousands of people each year searching for native plants!
https://t.co/eMupYr7Udg
Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Physcomitrium pyriforme, Verbensina alternifolia, Pteridium aquilinum
These were a few "firsts" for iNaturalist in Illinois: species found and verified for the first time in 2021: Eryngium prostratum, Silene ovata, Clematis crispa, Ranunculus harveyi
Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Caulophyllum thalictroides, Shepherdia canadensis, Hymenocallis occidentalis, Lupinus perennis
These were a few "firsts" for iNaturalist in Illinois: species found and verified for the first time in 2021: Sphenopholis obtusata, Dactylorhiza viridis, Melanthera nivea, Styrax grandifolius
Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Trillium recurvatum, Hottonia inflata, Liatris cylindracea, Allium tricoccum
These were a few "firsts" for iNaturalist in Illinois: species found and verified for the first time in 2021: Carex limosa, Lysimachia radians, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Valerianella umbilicata