• Menard County Trails and Greenways Meeting

    Riverbank Lodge 522 S 6th St, Petersburg, IL, United States

    Join us for the Menard County Trails and Greenways bi-monthly meeting where we will discuss current and future projects in the Lower Sangamon area. Everyone welcome.

  • 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

  • Menard County Trails & Greenways Meeting

    Riverbank Lodge 522 S. 6th St., Petersburg, Illinois

    Join Menard County Trails & Greenways for our bi-monthly meeting where we will discuss current and future projects.

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