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All Programs are online. Ask Cindy to host your Zoom event!
January
ONLINE: NATURE WRITING 2
January 14-February 4
Thursday nights
6:30-8:30pm CST
Through The Morton Arboretum
Dragonflies and Damselflies: Frequent Fliers of the Garden
January 11
Monday, 7-8 p.m.
Fox Valley Garden Club
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: AN INTRODUCTION
January 12
Tuesday, 7-8 p.m. EST
Wild Ones Oak Openings and
Toledo Naturalists Association
Ohio
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: CHASING DRAGONFLIES
January 18
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Garden Club of Hinsdale
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: GROCERY STORE, APOTHECARY, AND LOVE CHARM SHOP
January 22
Friday, 1-2 p.m. CST
Lombard Garden Club
Closed Event
ONLINE: THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: GROCERY STORE, APOTHECARY, and LOVE CHARM SHOP
January 31
Sunday, noon to 2 p.m.
The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
(Closed Event)
FEBRUARY
Illinois Wild and Wonderful Early Bloomers
February 8
Monday, 7-8:30 p.m.
Fox Valley Garden Club
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: TALLGRASS PRAIRIE ECOLOGY
February 8 through March 31 Live Zoom with Cindy on Tuesday, February 23 (12-1pm)
Just added! Second course begins February 15 and runs through April 7. Live Zoom with Cindy on Monday, March 1 (12-1 p.m.)
Work at your own pace through the curriculum and enjoy this deep dive into the tallgrass prairie. Post assignments to the discussion boards on suggested dates and "meet" other prairie stewards and volunteers virtually. Limited class size so register soon!
Through the Morton Arboretum
ONLINE: THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: GROCERY STORE, APOTHECARY, and LOVE CHARM SHOP
February 10
Wednesday, 7-8 p.m.
Rolling Meadows Garden Club
(Closed Event)
ONLINE; DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES: FREQUENT FLIERS OF THE GARDEN
February 11 CST
Thursday, 7:30-9 p.m.
Park Ridge Garden Club
(Closed Event)
DATE CHANGE: Tallgrass Conversations
February 16 --rescheduled to June 15, 2021
Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. CST
Bloomingdale Garden Club
(Closed Event)
February 17
THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: GROCERY STORE, APOTHECARY, and LOVE CHARM SHOP
Downers Grove Organic Gardeners
Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: The Prairie in Art and Literature
February 24
Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.CST
The Morton Arboretum
The tallgrass prairie is usually thought of for its diverse community of plants, animals, and insects. Yet, it is also inspiration for a creative community! In this interactive online talk, natural history author and prairie steward Cindy Crosby will explore historical and contemporary writers and artists, musicians, and other creatives working in the prairie genre: from Neil Young to Willa Cather to graphic comic artists and jewelers expressing prairie through their work.
See the prairie in a new light! Come away inspired to appreciate and express your love of the tallgrass as you enjoy learning about this prairie "community."
ONLINE: DRAGONFLY MONiTOR TRAINING AND REFRESHER
February 26
Friday, 11am-1pm
(Closed Event)
MARCH
March 3
ONLINE: Dragonflies and Damselflies: The Garden's Frequent Fliers
Town and Country Garden Club
Wednesday, 11am-12 noon.
(Closed Event)
March 7
ONLINE: Katy Prairie Spring Wildflowers
Katy Prairie Conservancy, Texas
Sunday, 4-5:30 p.m. CST
March 11
ONLINE: CHASING DRAGONFLIES
Leafing Through the Pages Book Club
Thursday, 10am-12noon CST
The Morton Arboretum
Free for Arboretum Members!
April
ONLINE: THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: GROCERY STORE, APOTHECARY, and LOVE CHARM SHOP
April 6
Tuesday, 10-11 a.m.
Northbrook Garden Club
(Closed Event)
April 8
ONLINE: ILLINOIS WONDERFUL WILDFLOWERS
Roselle Garden Club
7-8:30 p.m.
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: EARLY SPRING WILDFLOWERS
April 9
Friday, 11:30-1 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum
Register here.
ONLINE: CHASING DRAGONFLIES: A QUICK LOOK
April 15
Glen Ellyn Rotary Club
12:30-1 pm
For information, visit www.glenellynrotary.org
ONLINE: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TREES IN AMERICA
April 28
Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.
Friends of the Green Bay Trail, The Glencoe Sustainability Task Force,
and Glencoe Public Library
Registration here
MAY
ONLINE: SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF PRAIRIES AND WOODLANDS
May 6
Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum
Register here.
ONLINE: CHASING DRAGONFLIES: A NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND PERSONAL HISTORY
May 12
Wednesday, 12-1:30 p.m.
Friends of American Writers
Click here to discover how to become a member.
ONLINE: A QUICK LOOK AT PRAIRIE WILDFLOWERS
May 17
Monday, 10-10:15am
Women's Exchange
Winnetka, IL
Visit https://www.womens-exchange.org/ for information and to register.
NEED A SPEAKER?
Cindy is booking 2021 speaking engagements online now! She can host your event online, or would be happy for you to host. Contact her for more information at phrelanzer@gmail.com