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This Month’s Educational Program
Founders Celebration & Member Picnic
This is a Members-Only Event
Saturday, July 20, 2024
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
NOTE LOCATION:
Jarrett Prairie Center
Byron Forest Preserve
7993 N River Rd.
Byron, IL 61010
Please join us on Saturday, July 20, at the Founders Celebration & Member Picnic. We will meet at Jarrett Prairie at Byron Forest Preserve, Illinois. There will be time to visit, guest speakers, and prairie tours. A picnic lunch will be served. Wild Ones membership is required to attend this event.
Please click the button below to register. Registration Deadline is Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Day-at-a-Glance
9:00-9:30 am
Social Time.
9:30 am
A presentation of the Jarrett Prairie and Forest Preserve histories by Todd Tucker, Executive Director of Byron Forest Preserve District.
10:00 am
Prairie walk-abouts led by Todd Tucker and Russell Brunner, Superintendent of Restoration & Maintenance at Jarrett Prairie.
11:30 am
Picnic provided by the RRVC inside the air-conditioned Prairie Museum.
Vegan options will be available.
What to Bring
Personal water bottle, sun hat, sunscreen and insect repellent
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