Agricultural Innovation & Perennial Crops In Central Illinois

Richland Community College-Shilling Center Decatur, Illinois

Free public event is for farmers, landowners, scientists, environmentalists,
business and civic leaders, and everyone interested in innovative practices, crops,
and markets for a sustainable agriculture future.

Menard County Trails and Greenways Adopt-A-Highway

Wagon Wheel at New Salem Petersburg, IL, United States

Meet at the Wagon Wheel at the entrance to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site and Rte. 97 at 9:00 AM to take care of our 2-mile IDOT Adopt-A-Highway segment that runs from the south edge of New Salem to the south end of Petersburg. We will supply trash bags and safety vests (if you have one our safety vests please bring it). Please wear gloves, long pants, closed-toed shoes or boots.

Life in the Sangamon River

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial 39.805351, -89.104150, Decatur, Illinois

Explore the Sangamon River for critters large and small.

Menard County Trails & Greenways Adopt-A-Highway

Lincoln's New Salem Wagon Wheel Petersburg, Illinoia, United States

Meet at the Wagon Wheel at the entrance to Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site and Rt. 97 at 10:00 AM to take care of our 2-mile IDOT Adopt-A-Highway segment that runs from the south edge of New Salem to the south end of Petersburg. We will supply trash bags and safety vests (if you have one our safety vests please bring it). Please wear gloves, long pants, and closed-toed hard-soled shoes or boots. Children ages 11-18 may participate must be accompanied by an adult. Will cancel if raining. Visit the MCTG Facebook page for updates or cancellations.

From egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly!

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial 39.805351, -89.104150, Decatur, Illinois

Butterflies do more than just paint a pretty picture. They help flowers pollinate, eat plenty of weedy plants and provide a food source for other animals. In addition, their presence or absence can tell us a lot about the local environment. Join us as we learn how to protect and promote threatened pollinators like Monarch Butterflies.

Macon County Community Environmental Council Quarterly Environmental Forum

Decatur Public Library - Madden Auditorium 130 N Franklin Street, Decatur, IL, United States

Frank Grgurich, a Master Gardener who has been growing vegetables for several years on a large scale as well as composting will talk about:  “Garbage to black GOLD.  Free fertilizer from your kitchen and yard and maybe your neighbors.”

Mussel Survey: Sangamon River, Riverbend Forest Preserve

Riverbend Forest Preserve, Mahomet IL 1602 MidAmerica Road, Mahomet, IL, United States

Join volunteers from the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy for a Mussel Survey on the Sangamon River at Riverbend Forest Preserve near Mahomet, Illinois.

Free!

Friends next Restoration Work Day

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial 39.805351, -89.104150, Decatur, Illinois

Restoration Work Day at Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park

Sangamon River Cleanup; Riverbend Forest Preserve, Mahomet

Riverbend Forest Preserve, Mahomet IL 1602 MidAmerica Road, Mahomet, IL, United States

Join us for our Annual Cleanup on the Sangamon River between Hwy 47 and Riverbend Forest Preserve Meet up at Riverbend Forest Preserve, starting at 8:45am. Canoes and kayaks are available to all FREE OF CHARGE! But you MUST REGISTER ONLINE for this event. Please register if you would like to use one of our boats or will be bringing your own. There will be a picnic lunch afterward with food provided by the USRC for all volunteers. Cleanup portion should end between 1 and 2pm. Lunch around 2. Please arrive by 8:45.