Wild Ones Greater DuPage Chapter serves communities in DuPage, Cook, Kane, Kendall, and Will counties and surrounding areas.
https://dupage.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/Wild-Ones-Greater-DuPage-Chapter-IL-225890457439946/
https://www.youtube.com/@greaterdupagewildones469
Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter serves Kane County and the surrounding areas.
https://greaterkanecounty.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/GreaterKaneWildOnes
https://www.instagram.com/wild.ones.greater.kane.county/
Wild Ones Illinois Prairie Chapter Serves Bloomington-Normal and Central Illinois.
https://illinoisprairie.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/ILPrairieWildOnes/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Y69wfZ5hVk2lkjyyh5HXQ
Wild Ones Jo Daviess County Chapter is based in Galena, Illinois, and serves communities in Carroll, Dubuque, Grant, Jo Daviess, Lafayette and Stephenson counties and adjacent areas.
https://jodaviesscounty.wildones.org
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonesjodaviesscounty
Wild Ones Lake-To-Prairie Chapter serves northeast Illinois counties, Lake County, McHenry County, and northern Cook County, and southeast Wisconsin.
https://laketoprairie.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/LAKETOPRAIRIEWILDONES.ORG
Wild Ones Quad Cities Chapter serves Illinois Counties of Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Knox and Bureau and Iowa Counties of Scott, Clinton, Jones, Muscatine and Cedar.
https://quadcities.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesQuadCities
https://www.tiktok.com/@wild.ones.qc
Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter Serves, Boone, DeKalb, Ogle, Winnebago counties and surrounding area.
http://wildonesrrvc.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonesrockrivervalley/
https://www.instagram.com/wild_ones_rrvc
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmBFhayqm-DidgSqMzfI1A
Wild Ones Southwest Illinois Chapter serves Southwestern counties of Illinois including Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and Washington counties.
https://southwestillinois.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildonessouthwestillinois
https://www.instagram.com/wildonessouthwestillinois/
Wild Ones West Cook Chapter serves West Cook County, Oak Park and the surrounding areas.
https://westcook.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/wildoneswestcook/
https://www.instagram.com/westcookwildones/
https://twitter.com/westcookwildone
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc8_PTWbGKE4YuC9bbWSx1Q/featured
If you do not find a chapter near you, or if you choose not to be part of a Wild Ones chapter, you may choose to be a Partner At Large (PAL). A PAL is not assigned to a chapter but joins a group of members who work solo in their own communities or simply enjoy the benefits of a Wild Ones membership. Either way – as a chapter member or as a PAL, you receive all the benefits of membership. Join Now!
Upcoming Chapter Events in Illinois
Jan Smith Shows Native Plantings at Windsor Park
Hosted by Wild Ones Greater DuPage ChapterCovenant Living Windsor Park, 124 Windsor Park Dr, Carol Stream, IL, 60188 Map
Public Welcome Free Event
Visit Jan Smith's pollinator gardens at Windsor Park in Carol Stream!
Directions:
Enter Windsor Park Drive from North Avenue (Route 64) at the traffic light
Follow Windsor Park Drive through the gate to the STOP sign.
Park in the visitor parking to the right of the stop sign.
Gather at the Lakeside Terrace which is east of the parking lot.
Enjoy the Swan Family on Ashford Pond.
Jan will give an introductory talk at 10 a.m., then guide us to see her native gardens.
Nachusa Grasslands Tour
Hosted by Wild Ones Quad Cities ChapterNachusa Grasslands, 2075 S Lowden Rd, Franklin Grove, IL, 61031 Map
Public Welcome
Join members of the Illinois Native Plant Society for a tour of Nachusa Grasslands near Dixon, IL on Saturday, July 20 at 10:00. We will meet at the Scott County Extension Office, 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Bettendorf at 8:30 and carpool to the site or you can drive yourself. Please put in the comments during registration if you are going to carpool and if you'd be willing to drive.
If you haven't gotten enough sun yet, there is an optional public bison tour from 1:30-3:30. 10 spots have been reserved, so please put in the comments or contact Jolinda Eggers directly if you would like to participate. [email protected]
Registration is required. Please see the link below.
An email with more details will be sent a couple of days beforehand.
Tour is free, but the INPS asks for a donation, or even membership!
30th Anniversary Byron Forest Preserve Lunch prairie tours
Hosted by Wild Ones Rock River Valley ChapterByron Forest Preserve Jarrett Prairie Center, 7993 N River Rd, Byron, IL, 61010 Map
Public Welcome Family Friendly Program/Speaker Presentation
A 30th Anniversary celebration of the Rock River Valley Chapter of Wild Ones with lunch, Jarrett prairie tours and speakers at the site of the original chapter meetings
"Native Bees: Exploring the Fascinating World of our Wild Pollinators" with Nahant Marsh
Hosted by Wild Ones Quad Cities Chapter2715 30th St, Rock Island, IL, 61201 Map
Public Welcome Public Restroom Free Public Parking
Head over to the Rock Island Public Library on Tuesday, July 23rd, to discover the fascinating world of North America's diverse bee species. Led by a local naturalist from Nahant Marsh, participants will explore the life cycles, nesting habits, and identification of native bees while learning how to attract them to their yards with common native plants.
Tour of Organic Vegetable and Native Plant Farm Members Only
Hosted by Wild Ones Jo Daviess County ChapterSinsinawa, Wisconsin
Members Only Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Group Tour Free Public Parking
Come join us for a tour of a small-scale organic vegetable and native plant farm. The owner uses no-till, cover cropping, and crop rotation. She also has a native prairie, and uses native plants to support her crops.
Learn what organic gardening looks like, and why it’s so important. What does it take to be certified organic? How will native plants help in your own vegetable garden? That, and other questions, will be answered on this informative tour.
We will begin our tour with introductions to the farm and the farmer's motivation for agricultural land stewardship. With a background in conservation education, she prioritizes native insects and plants to help in the food production process. The daily operations have a rhythm like the seasons, and she selects each crop variety carefully and tries new things all the time. You may be able to purchase some organic produce that evening-sorry, her native plants have been sold out!
This event is for members.