The monarch butterfly is the Illinois state insect, but the species’ survival now hangs in the balance. Beverly resident and “monarch midwife” Pat Haynes explains what’s happening and how volunteers can make all the difference for monarchs. 

Join us for the monthly Whistler Woods workday. We will continue restoring the area by cutting and burning brush that block accesss to the Little Calumet River and threatens Whistler's ancient oaks.

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Join us for another brush cutting and burning volunteer day at Somme Woods East!

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Join us for this ongoing restoration project at LaBagh/Hernandez Forest Preserve. We will be cutting and burning brush. Be a part of Centennial Volunteers and help out as we continue to remove invasive buckthorn from this woodland community. Learn new skills, meet new people, and enjoy the outdoors.

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Join us for another brush cutting and burning volunteer day at Somme Woods East!

Click here to sign up. 

Join us for this ongoing restoration project at LaBagh/Hernandez Forest Preserve. We will be cutting and burning brush. Be a part of Centennial Volunteers and help out as we continue to remove invasive buckthorn from this woodland community. Learn new skills, meet new people, and enjoy the outdoors.

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Join us for another brush cutting and burning volunteer day at Somme Woods East!

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The fourth Saturday of the month is the regular volunteer day at Kickapoo. Beat post-holiday cabin fever by clearing room for new species on Kickapoo prairie via brush cutting and burning.

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Join us for another brush cutting and burning volunteer day at Somme Woods East!

Click here to sign up.