Promoting the study, appreciation, & conservation of native flora & natural communities of Illinois.
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The Chicago area chapter of our org is looking for new board members! 🌻
Looking for ways to volunteer on native plant and conservation issues and improving plant literacy in the Chicago area?
Join the Northeast Chapter board of the Illinois Native Plant Society! bit.ly/3LZy0Jq
ALT Black-eyed susan flower (bright yellow ray petals and brown center) with a cute pollen-loaded bee
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WEBINAR—Join us for our @ClimateEdTools #TeacherEd Webinar on August 12th 11am-noon Pacific!
Jason Foster & @QaziLampert will share their 🔥 #SciEd work—curriculum units, pedagogical practices, planning resources & professional guidance.
To register: tiny.cc/Climate-August2022
ALT @ClimateEdTools (Twitter) Climate Teacher Education - Free Webinar Jason Foster & Ayesha T. Qazi-Lampert August 12th, 2022 • 11am-12pm Pacific Investigating Environmental Racism in the High School Classroom Register at: http://tiny.cc/Climate-August2022 Sponsored by The Climate Teacher Ed Collaborative
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Connect with other local native plant enthusiasts, restoration practitioners, and researchers at the 2022 Chapter Meeting of the Northeast Chapter of the Illinois Native Plant Society - Wednesday, August 3rd at 7PM (via Zoom). RSVP for link: bit.ly/inpsne2022
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Announcing the 2022 recipients of the Flora of the Chicago Region!
Imeña Valdes
Kate Slattery
Rory Schiafo
Evan Randall
Vlad Nevirkovets
Lauren MacLean
Sadie Hennen
Alyssa Grelecki
Matt Finzel
Grant Fessler
Norbaya Durr
Mayank Aggarwal
Annual Gathering Field Trip options - register at illinoisplants.org/2022-annu…
Saturday, June 25:
Parkland Land Trust
Weston Cemetery Prairie
Merwin Oak Savanna
Comlara Park Prairies
Sunday, June 26
Rocky Glen
Fell Arboretum
Horticulture Center
Armstrongs’ garden collection
Join us for the 2022 Annual Gathering of the Illinois Native Plant Society, hosted by the Grand Prairie Chapter, June 24-26, at the Holiday Inn and nearby natural areas in and around Normal, IL. Learn more and register at illinoisplants.org/2022-annu…
The call for nominations closes at the end of May:
Flora of the Chicago Region: six copies to be awarded to budding botanists. Learn more and nominate yourself or a friend at bit.ly/3KRFQDI
Nominations are due May 31st, 2022.
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Afraid of these insects? 🐝 Bees—please! 😅
In the last days of #EarthMonth, we're here to change your mind.
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Can we support native plants on green roofs? Check out our blog post about some of our current research into this question iinspirelac.org/post/life-at… @ILplants @NorrBaye @elmhurst_u #greenroofs #nativeplants #urbanecology
Excellent presentation by Paul Marcum @INHSillinois bit.ly/3NpkKho on "Assessing Illinois Rare and State-listed Plant Species and Updating S-ranks"
Is your organization hosting a native plant sale in Illinois this year?
Add it to our list of sales seen by thousands of people each year searching for native plants!
bit.ly/3tEoUrU
Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Physcomitrium pyriforme, Verbensina alternifolia, Pteridium aquilinum
These were a few "firsts" for iNaturalist in Illinois: species found and verified for the first time in 2021: Eryngium prostratum, Silene ovata, Clematis crispa, Ranunculus harveyi
Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Caulophyllum thalictroides, Shepherdia canadensis, Hymenocallis occidentalis, Lupinus perennis
These were a few "firsts" for iNaturalist in Illinois: species found and verified for the first time in 2021: Sphenopholis obtusata, Dactylorhiza viridis, Melanthera nivea, Styrax grandifolius
Sharing some of the gorgeous plant photos from the Illinois Botanists Big Year 2021: Trillium recurvatum, Hottonia inflata, Liatris cylindracea, Allium tricoccum
These were a few "firsts" for iNaturalist in Illinois: species found and verified for the first time in 2021: Carex limosa, Lysimachia radians, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Valerianella umbilicata
In 2021, over 6K people made 86K verified plant observations in Illinois on @iNaturalist. Over 2,000 people from all around the world helped with identification! #ILBBY
