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
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
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)
ONLINE: Tallgrass Conversations
February 16
Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m. CST
Bloomingdale Garden Club
(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 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)
ONLINE: EARLY SPRING WILDFLOWERS
April 9
Friday, 11:30-1 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum
REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
MAY
ONLINE: SPRING WILDFLOWERS OF PRAIRIES AND WOODLANDS
May 6
Friday, 6:30-8 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum
REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
JUNE
ONLINE: PLANT A PRAIRIE IN YOUR BACKYARD
Two part class: Wednesday, June 9 and Friday, June 11
11-1 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum
REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
ONLINE: THE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: AN INTRODUCTION
June 15
Tuesday, 7-8 p.m.
Bloomingdale Garden Club
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES: FREQUENT FLIERS OF THE WILD GARDEN
June 17
Thursday, 7-8 p.m.
Wild Ones of Rock River Valley
(Closed Event)
ONLINE: NATURE WRITING
June 24-July 29, Zoom every other Thursday
6:30-9 p.m.
The Morton Arboretum
Registration and Information Coming Soon!
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