Founders Celebration & Member Picnic – Members Only Event

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.

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