Native plants are more than pretty flowers. The nutritious pollen and nectar of native wildflowers attract butterflies and pollinators. The leafy green growth of native plants is a snack for insect herbivores. Songbirds flutter about native plants as they feed on insects and seeds. Native plants reconnect your yard to the ecosystem as evidenced by […]
We have an exciting range of events for Tree Week, so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information. Friday, April 22 at 6:30 pm: White Oak Society Tour Exclusive White Oak Society Earth Day Tour of Poag Sand Prairie Monday, April 25: Community Tree Distribution Day As part of Tree Week 2022, […]
We have an exciting range of events for Tree Week, so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information. Monday, April 25: Community Tree Distribution Day As part of Tree Week 2022, HeartLands Conservancy will be providing over 150 free trees for communities and community organizations for planting in public places. Requests will […]
We have an exciting range of events for Tree Week, so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information. Tuesday, April 26: Tree ID at HLC HLC will host a short tree identification course. This event will include a brief presentation on how to identify trees, common trees of Illinois, a sunset city […]
We have an exciting range of events for Tree Week, so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information. Wednesday, April 27: Kids Experience Day with Fairmont City Schools HLC will partner with Fairmont City and Kreitner Elementary School to provide a hands-on, experiential field trip for students to engage in tree planting […]
We have an exciting range of events for Tree Week, so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information. Thursday, April 28: Tree City USA Informational Session HLC and Michael Brunk from Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host an informational webinar for municipalities and communities interested in becoming a Tree City USA. […]
We have an exciting range of events for Tree Week, so mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more information. Friday, April 29: Tree Planting Day Celebrate Arbor Day with a Tree Planting in your community! HLC invites communities who received community trees to share via social media your tree planting event. For any […]
Would you enjoy seeing hundreds if not thousands of native plants in one place? Do you like to sort and organize? Do you enjoy hanging out with other native plant enthusiasts? If so, volunteering for our Online Native Plant Sale order pick-up at Swansea Clinton Hills Conservation Park is perfect for you. Volunteers will help […]
HLC Native Plant Sale Order Pick Up will be held at Swansea Clinton Hills Conservation Park from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. 1524 Clinton Hills Parkway, Swansea, IL 62226 For more information, please contact Eric Wright our Land Conservation Program Manager 618-566-4451 ext. 23eric.wright@heartlandsconservancy.org
Bring your lightsaber and join HeartLands Conservancy and River Bend Astronomy Club at Highland Silver Lake for a night hike and star gazing! Space is limited to 30 participants, so please register to attend. To seeing you we look forward!
Members Hike with CEO at Bohm Woods Nature Preserve Join us on what is sure to be an amazing member only hike with our CEO, Mary Vandevord! Bohm Woods Nature Preserve is the only remaining Grade A old-growth forest in Madison County. We will look for woodland wildflowers in bloom and listen for birds that […]
Come plant with us! From 9:00am-11:00am on Saturday, May 14th we will be creating a rain garden at Swansea Clinton Hills Exploration Garden in Swansea, IL. We will provide garden gloves, water, and hand trowels.
Come out to Signal Hill Outdoor Classroom (Belleville, IL) for a volunteer workday. Help with ongoing restoration efforts to convert this previously abandoned lot to a functional outdoor classroom and community greenspace. Location and Directions: Located to the S/SE of Signal Hill Park on the West Belleville Trail. The closest address is 22 Signal Park Lane, […]
Help restore Arlington Wetlands by assisting with invasive species removal, native plantings, and trash clean-up.
