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Monthly Meeting Information

Grand Prairie Friends members are welcome to attend any and all Grand Prairie Friends Board Meetings.

  • Sat, Apr 19
    Country Arbors Nursery
    Apr 19, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 23, 2025, 6:00 PM
    Country Arbors Nursery, 1742 County Rd 1400 N, Urbana, IL 61802, USA
    Get your hands dirty, socialize with plant-lovers, and help distribute native plants to our community! The pollinators will thank you.
  • Fri, May 02
    Online Sale
    May 02, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 15, 2025, 11:59 PM
    Online Sale
    Grand Prairie Friends donor club, the Blazing Star Society, enjoys pre-sale access to our online native plant sale starting Friday, May 2 at 8am. Blazing Star Society members donate unrestricted, annual gifts to Grand Prairie Friends at $1000 and above.
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, May 03
    Warbler Crossing
    May 03, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
    Volunteer outdoors. Get some exercise. Experience the beauty of Warbler Ridge. And help Grand Prairie Friends keep it that way by performing a variety of stewardship activities led by GPF staff. New people welcome!
  • Sun, May 04
    Online Sale
    May 04, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 15, 2025, 11:59 PM
    Online Sale
    Grand Prairie Friends annual native plant sale opens online to the public on May 4 at 8am with over 80 species. Five new species! Monarch Migration kits new this year! Sale runs until May 15.
  • Fri, May 09
    Mark's Point at Warbler Ridge
    May 09, 2025, 7:20 PM
    Mark's Point at Warbler Ridge , E Co Rd 550N, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
  • Sat, May 10
    Red Shack
    May 10, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
    Red Shack, 17161 Daileyville Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
  • Sat, May 10
    Warbler Crossing
    May 10, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920
    Follow local botanists on a guided walk to admire and appreciate spring flowers as well as ferns, mosses, and more that grow at Warbler Ridge!
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, May 17
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    May 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.
  • Multiple Dates
    Mon, May 19
    Warbler Crossing
    May 19, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920
    Join us for our annual May Mingle! Spend time visiting with our staff, board, and members while listening to Dr. Ashley Bennet share her research. Stay for our monthly board meeting after!
  • Tue, May 20
    Country Arbors
    May 20, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT – May 23, 2025, 6:00 PM CDT
    Country Arbors, 1742 County Rd 1400 N, Urbana, IL 61802, USA
    Grand Prairie Friends Annual Online Native Plant Sale featuring high-quality native plants. These are the dates to pick up the native gems you ordered !
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 07
    Warbler Crossing
    Jun 07, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
    Volunteer outdoors. Get some exercise. Experience the beauty of Warbler Ridge. And help Grand Prairie Friends keep it that way by performing a variety of stewardship activities led by GPF staff. New people welcome!
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jun 21
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Jun 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.
  • Multiple Dates
    Mon, Jun 23
    United Way Office
    Jun 23, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    United Way Office, 5 Dunlap Ct, Savoy, IL 61874, USA
    All Grand Prairie Friends Members are welcome to attend Grand Prairie Friends Board Meetings
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 05
    Warbler Crossing
    Jul 05, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
    Volunteer outdoors. Get some exercise. Experience the beauty of Warbler Ridge. And help Grand Prairie Friends keep it that way by performing a variety of stewardship activities led by GPF staff. New people welcome!
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 19
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Jul 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 26
    Warbler Crossing
    Jul 26, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920
    All Grand Prairie Friends Members are welcome to attend Grand Prairie Friends Board Meetings
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Aug 02
    Warbler Crossing
    Aug 02, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
    Volunteer outdoors. Get some exercise. Experience the beauty of Warbler Ridge. And help Grand Prairie Friends keep it that way by performing a variety of stewardship activities led by GPF staff. New people welcome!
  • Multiple Dates
    Sat, Aug 16
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Aug 16, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
    Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.

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