Greater DuPage Chapter Events

Discover how ecological landscaping with native plants can make your landscape more resilient and help address the climate crisis. This webinar will highlight practical, evidence-based approaches to designing and maintaining landscapes that build resilience to climate change and support native biodiversity. Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, “EcoBeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis,” featuring environmental horticulturalist and ecological landscape designer Kim Eierman.

More than 20 pioneer prairie cemeteries have been turned into Nature Preserves. Although they are all small, they still hold great value. Larger preserves could support more species and be more stable over time, but small prairies are still important especially because so few remain. In this visual presentation, we’ll explore several pioneer cemeteries, looking at their importance, the challenges they face, and how volunteers can help protect them. Jack Shouba, an educator, botanist, and nature photographer, will guide us.

The 38-acre preserve was acquired by the Forest Preserve District of Will County between 1998-2012 

Prior to acquisition, it was a cemetery for early settlers of Wheatland Township. The cemetery has been preserved, along with the prairie that surrounds it. There is a one-acre high quality prairie section of the site, which has been dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve. 

Meet between 9:30-9:45 am at the circular parking lot off Normantown Rd. south of Wolfs Crossing Road, in Naperville. We will walk to the preserve with Jack as a group.

*Note* parking is limited, please carpool.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!