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/
gowild@sbcglobal.net
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/
wildones.laketoprairie2@gmail.com
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/
wildonesquadcities@gmail.com
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/
wildonesswil@gmail.com
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
wildonestristatedriftless@gmail.com
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/
WildOnesWoodlawn.SouthsideChi@gmail.com
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

Mar
15

Native Plant Pre-Orders

Hosted by Wild Ones West Cook Chapter
to (Central Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Seed/Plant Sale

Liven Up Your Landscape with Beautiful Native Plants

Preorders: March 15-May 11, 2025

Two Pick-Up Locations:

Forest Preserve District of Cook County Central Warehouse, 2199 S. 1st Ave,  Maywood, IL.
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 W. 111th St., Lemont, IL. 

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Apr
29

Spring ephemeral walk Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter
Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
to (Central Time)
Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve, 41W600 Hughes Rd, Elburn, IL, 60119 Map

Public Welcome Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking

Join Steward Kimberley Haag, Steward, for a spring ephemeral walk at Johnson's Mound forest preserve.

May
1

Wildflower and bird walk at Delnor Woods

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
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Delnor Woods, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Nature Walk/Hike

Join Pam Otto for a nature and bird walk at Delnor Woods in St. Charles.  Presented in collaboration with the St. Charles Natural Resource Committee for spring migratory bird day.

May
3

Visit Hidden Gem in Winfield

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater DuPage Chapter
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
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Public Welcome Registration Required Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour

We will have a personal tour of a 3-acre property that teams with spring wildflowers and migrating birds. Visitors can expect to see wild geranium, jack in the pulpit, red and white trillium, toothwort, wild ginger, bladdernut, and majestic oak trees. This property has been placed in a Conservation Easement with the DuPage Forest Preserve District, to be protected in perpetuity.

The event is free, but you must register for either the morning or afternoon.  Group size is limited to 25 attendees per showing. The address will be sent to each registrant.

Please note- the paths on this property are narrow & sloped; please dress appropriately.

Click here to register for the 9:30am showing.

Click here to register for the 1:30pm showing.
 

May
3

True Wellness

Hosted by Wild Ones Greater Kane County Chapter
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
to (Central Time)
Science of Spirituality, 4105 Naperville Rd, Lisle, IL, 60532 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Conference/Symposium

Co-hosted by one of our collaboration partners as well as one of our members, this is an event dedicated to our nourishin our bodies, souls and the planet. 

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