Events
Landscaping Design Ideas For Your Native Plant Garden
Join The Conservation Foundation's Nancy Cinatl to learn about how to design your native plant gardens to not only help your plants thrive, but also give your home that "curb appeal".
Conservation@Home Intro Webinar
Our intro class is back! Learn what Conservation@Home is and how you can use native plants to make your yard a better habitat. Also covered will be rain gardens, rain barrels, and more! Conservation@Home Intro Webinar, June 22, 1:00pm
Summer Flowers Webinar
What's bloomin'? Have you been out in nature lately? What might you find blooming in your favorite preserve? Or even in your yard? Join us to see some great native flowers you can plant to bring nature into your yard! Summer Flowers Webinar, June 25, 1:00pm
O’Hara Woods Workday
O'Hara Woods Beverly J Griffin Dr, Romeoville, IL, United StatesThe Conservation Foundation and the Friends of O'Hara Woods welcome you to join us for our monthly workday at O'Hara Woods. We provide the snacks and tools, you provide the smiles! No experience needed! Please dress for the weather and bring work gloves if you have them. We will meet at the parking lot off …
Common Invasive Species (and What to Plant Instead) Webinar
Learn what invasive species are common to the Chicago region. Find out how to remove them and what to plant instead. Common Invasive Species (and What to Plant Instead) Webinar, June 29, 1:00pm
Bringing Butterflies To Your Yard
Flashes of orange and yellow flitting among my flowers. How do you bring them to your yard? In this webinar, we will see some examples of native butterflies and find out what native plants will encourage them to visit you, too!
Converting Lawn to Pollinator Habitat
Eric Anderson has many years of experience converting turf to native plants. Learn from his successes (and mistakes!) how you can remove grass and create a pollinator haven in your yard.
Beginner Birdwatching At Home
This webinar is an introduction to backyard birding. Learn to identify some common backyard birds and find out how can you bring more varieties of birds to your yard.
O’Hara Woods Workday
O'Hara Woods 1034 W 135th St, Romeoville, IL, United StatesThe Conservation Foundation and the Friends of O'Hara Woods welcome you to join us for our monthly workday at O'Hara Woods. We provide the snacks and tools, you provide the smiles! No experience needed! Please dress for the weather and bring work gloves if you have them. We will meet at the parking lot off …
Intro to Conservation@Home Webinar
Our intro class is back! Learn what Conservation@Home is and how you can use native plants to make your yard a better habitat. Also covered will be rain gardens, rain barrels, and more!
What’s Blooming Now??
Take a pictorial walk through some Chicagoland habitats and see what's blooming now! Become familiar with native plants you might see blooming in a prairie, woodland, or even in your yard! The third webinar in this series shows that no matter the time of year, there's always something blooming!
Magnificent Monarchs
There is no more iconic butterfly than the monarch. But this symbol of delicate beauty and grace hides a truly amazing story. Learn about the life cycle of this amazing creature, the fantastic journey they make, and how you can attract them to your yard.
Attracting Hummingbirds To Your Yard
People have always been fascinated by hummingbirds. Their acrobatic flight capabilities along with their colorful plumage are just some of the reasons. Denis Kania, a member of The Conservation Foundation, has traveled around the world to see 212 different species of hummingbirds. Today he will talk about the only species that shows up in our …
