Chapters in Illinois

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 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 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 Tri-State Driftless Area Chapter is based in Galena, Illinois, and serves communities in Carroll, Dubuque, Grant, Jo Daviess, Lafayette and Stephenson counties and adjacent areas.
https://tristatedriftlessarea.wildones.org
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesTriStateDriftlessArea/
https://www.instagram.com/wildonestristatedriftlessarea/

Wild Ones Woodlawn Southside Chicago (Seedling) Chapter serves Woodlawn, Hyde Park, and adjacent neighborhoods that comprise Southside Chicago.
https://woodlawnsouthsidechicago.wildones.org/
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/WildOnesWoodlawnSouthsideChicago/
https://www.instagram.com/wildoneswoodlawnsouthsidechi/

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!

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Upcoming Chapter Events in Illinois

Apr
29

Spring ephemeral walk

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter
Wednesday, April 29th, 2026
to (Central Time)
Burnidge Forest Preserve

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity

Join us for a spring ephemeral walk at Burnidge Forest Preserve with naturalist Erica Lemon.

May
3

Bird and blooms walk

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
to (Central Time)
Delnor Woods, St. Charles, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking

Join Pam Otto for a Birds and Blooms walk Delnor Woods in St. Charles.  Meet at Rt. 25 and Fulton Avenue.  Co-sponsored by the St. Charles Natural Resources Commission.

May
3

Bird and blooms walk

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026
to (Central Time)
Delnor Woods, St. Charles Rt. 25 and Fulton Avenue, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking

Join Pam Otto for a Birds and Blooms walk Delnor Woods in St. Charles.  Meet at Rt. 25 and Fulton Avenue.  Co-sponsored by the St. Charles Natural Resources Commission.

May
5

The Neighborly Mullet: Business in the Front, Party in the Back - How to Design a Native Landscape Your Neighbors will Appreciate

Hosted by Wild Ones Lake-To-Prairie Chapter
Tuesday, May 5th, 2026
to (Central Time)
University-Illinois Extension Auditorium , 100 US-45, Grayslake, IL, 60030 Map
Live Stream Available

Public Welcome Limited Access Recording Registration Required Free Event Chapter Meeting Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Sometimes, even the best-intended native landscape can be seen as offensive to some of the neighbors, or even the municipality. This presentation will offer tips, techniques and plant suggestions for front and backyard native landscaping, that will be sure to pacify even the most provincial passerby.

Speaker:  Native Landscape Designer, Dave Neu

Register

May
7

Native Plant Sale

Hosted by Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter
to (Central Time)
Boone County Fairgrounds Beef Barn, 8791 Il Rte 76, Belvidere, IL, 61008 Map

Public Welcome Seed/Plant Sale Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Pre-Orders Begin Online Monday March 23,2026Visit shop.rrvcwildones.orgOnline Orders Du e
Friday, April 24, 2026Pick-up Dates and Times

Members-only Early Pre-Order Pickup:
Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 1:00-6:30 pm

General Pre-Order Pickup and Public Sale:
Friday, May 8, 2026 from 1:00-6:30 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 9:00 am-2:00 pm

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