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 and Knox, 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
Spring Ephemeral Project
Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County ChapterKane County
Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike
This is the 3rd year we have co-sponsored the Spring Ephemeral Project. Anyone can log onto iNaturalist and record what they see anywhere in Kane County.
Walk at Trout Park with Sue Bohne
Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County ChapterTrout Park, 576 Trout Park Blvd, Elgin, IL, 60120 Map
Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Spring ephemeral walk with Steward Sue Bohne.
Walk at Batavia Wildflower Sanctuary with Steward Sarah Kimber
Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County ChapterBatavia Wildflower Sanctuary, 151 N Island Ave, Batavia, IL, 60510 Map
Public Welcome Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Spring ephemeral walk at the Batavia Wildflower Sanctuary with Steward Sarah Kimber.
Breakfast Nature Club at Nahant Marsh
Hosted by Wild Ones Quad Cities ChapterNahant Marsh Education Center, 4220 Wapello Ave, Davenport, IA, 52802 Map
Public Welcome Paid Event Program/Speaker Presentation
Please join Ken Wellnitz for an engaging presentation about the beauty & benefits of native gardening! Discover how native plants can enhance biodiversity, support local wildlife, and create sustainable landscapes. Ken will surely inspire you to incorporate native plants into your garden and create a vibrant ecosystem right in your backyard.
A continental breakfast will be served. Please bring a travel coffee mug if you have one.
2024 Garlic Mustard Pull Challenge
Hosted by Wild Ones Quad Cities ChapterQuad Cities Region
Public Welcome Family Friendly Free Event Hands-On/How-To Workshop Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
Join us and Bi-CAN for the annual garlic mustard pull challenge!
Grab your friends and spend the morning with fellow community members out in the field, pulling and bagging invasive garlic mustard from our precious parks and natural areas!
After pulling, join us at Duck Creek Park Shelter #2 at noon to enjoy a complimentary lunch and to celebrate the winning team!
Details and sign-up can be found at https://xstreamcleanup.org/upcoming-events