Illinois Native Plant Society

Promoting the study, appreciation, & conservation of native flora & natural communities of Illinois.

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

The Chicago area chapter of our org is looking for new board members! 🌻

[Northeast Chapter, Illinois Native Plant Society @northeastinps]

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

[Philip Bell @philiplbell]

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

[Northeast Chapter, Illinois Native Plant Society @northeastinps]

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

[Northeast Chapter, Illinois Native Plant Society @northeastinps]

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

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

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

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

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

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

The call for nominations closes at the end of May:

[Northeast Chapter, Illinois Native Plant Society @northeastinps]

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.

[Field Museum @FieldMuseum]

Afraid of these insects? 🐝 Bees—please! 😅

In the last days of #EarthMonth, we're here to change your mind.

[Dr. Kelly Ksiazek Mikenas @GreenCityGal]

Can we support native plants on green roofs? Check out our blog post about some of our current research into this question https://t.co/wZKeu8FgV0 @ILplants @NorrBaye @elmhurst_u #greenroofs #nativeplants #urbanecology

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

Excellent presentation by Paul Marcum @INHSillinois https://t.co/P0fDpV9GOl on "Assessing Illinois Rare and State-listed Plant Species and Updating S-ranks"

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

👋 new logo 👋

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

@Dav_Coulter thank you for your renewal 😎

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

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

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Physcomitrium pyriforme, Verbensina alternifolia, Pteridium aquilinum

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

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

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Caulophyllum thalictroides, Shepherdia canadensis, Hymenocallis occidentalis, Lupinus perennis

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

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

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Trillium recurvatum, Hottonia inflata, Liatris cylindracea, Allium tricoccum

[Illinois Native Plant Society @ILplants]

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