Annual Sangamon River Cleanup and Picnic

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

Join us for our Annual Cleanup on the Sangamon River. Meet up at Riverbend Forest Preserve We’ll be cleaning up an area from the Sangamon Greenway to Riverbend Forest Preserve We’ll meetup first and shuttle our group or groups upriver to their cleanup section. Transportation will be provided on an as-available basis and there will be a picnic lunch afterward with food provided by the USRC for all volunteers. Cleanup portion should end between 1 and 2pm. Arrive at Riverbend Forest Preserve by 8:45. Please sign up here!

Hazen Bridge Workday

Hazen Bridge 301 CR2600N, Mahomet, Illinois

Join us for a workday at the historic Hazen Bridge. We will mostly work on the grounds, cleaning and clearing. We will also attempt to improve the canoe launch point at the river. Some tools will be available for all, but please bring your own tools if you prefer.

Lincoln Memorial Parkway Landscaping Project

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

A public celebration of the plantings and partnerships with the Macon County Highway Department and many volunteer citizens and organizations. Read more.....  

2nd Annual Mudpuppy Festival

Monticello Brewing Company 212 S. Independence Street, Monticello, IL

2nd Annual Mudpuppy Festival scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 1-4 pm at the Monarch Brewing Company in Monticello. Mudpuppies are a threatened species of salamander that sound like a puppy barking when on land. And, we have them right here in Monticello in the Sangamon River! Check out this YouTube video to see one in action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pcuKcGZ8ns  

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Land Conservation Foundation’s Stewardship Saturdays

Sangamon River Corridor Preserve 802 Allerton Rd, Monticello, Illinois

Join the Land Conservation Foundation's Stewardship Saturdays at its Sangamon River Corridor Reserve near Monticello. Meet at the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve on Allerton Road, just west of the Monticello Golf Club, from 9:00-11:00 am. Interested volunteers need only bring a pair of work gloves and their drinking water or snacks, if desired.  LCF will have any tools if necessary.

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial–Restoration Work Day

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

We are removing bush honeysuckle plus garlic mustard, mulching trails, and cleaning park facilities. Please wear gloves. We appreciate any amount of time you can give so come enjoy the signs of spring and meet new friends. For more information contact: Judy Parrish, jparrish@millikin.edu Roslyn O’Conner, ROConner@millikin.edu Our Facebook page at Friends of Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial The park is about 10 miles straight west of Decatur. Take Route 36 past Harristown to Lincoln Trail Memorial Parkway; go south four miles. The park is on the east side of the road.

Great Garlic Mustard Hunt-Sangamon River Corridor Reserve, Monticello

Sangamon River Corridor Preserve 802 Allerton Rd, Monticello, Illinois

Join the Land Conservation Foundation in helping us get rid of garlic mustard, an invasive plant that quickly overruns our natural environment, eliminating the native plants that we enjoy and that support wildlife. The Great Garlic Mustard Hunt 2019 will come to the Sangamon River Corridor Reserve on April 13 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Meet us at the parking lot on Allerton Road at 1:00 p.m. Bring work gloves and water/snacks. Leader: John Marlin, LCF Director