Whether you are spending time enjoying the prairie or working hard to restore it, be sure you take your camera. You never know when the perfect moment might arise for you to capture something incredible out there. Whether you use a cell phone or a professional camera and lens, you could have a chance to win The Prairie Enthusiasts Annual Photo Contest being held during our spring conference.

As we prepare to create a new vision for our future, we come to you, our prairie community, to ask for your advice and guidance. You have played an important role in our story, and we will need your help to write the next chapter.

On June 27, biologist Bev Paulan treated Northwest Illinois Prairie Enthusiasts members and guests to the presentation “Native Plants Need Native Pollinators” at The Prairie Enthusiasts Hanley Savanna in rural Hanover, Illinois. The event, originally scheduled for late June 2020 but postponed because of COVID, was well worth the wait.