Native Plant Festival 2024

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Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for the Native Plant Festival and Sale! This event wouldn't be possible wit...
05/06/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday for the Native Plant Festival and Sale! This event wouldn't be possible without Parkland College Agriculture and Horticulture and Charlie Mitsdarfer, along with all the wonderful vendors, presenters, and organizations that ran booths

The Wild Midwest: Heritage Livestock and Native Plants Piper Pottery + Crafts RBKL Honey Berries & Flour, Bakery & Harvest Goods Champaign-Urbana Herb Society El Oasis in Urbana IL The Pollinator Partnership The Xerces Society Champaign County Environmental Stewards - CCES East Central Illinois Master Naturalists Illinois Natural History Survey Champaign County Forest Preserve District Homer Lake Interpretive Center Upper Sangamon River Conservancy Champaign County Master Gardener and Horticulture Program midwestcapades Wild Ones Illinois RiverWatch Network Prairie Moon Nursery Fred Delcomyn Grand Prairie Friends Justin Vozzo Kristen M. Whitehead Eleanor Schumacher Susan Fletcher Conaway Bruce Colravy Karla Griesbaum James Ellis Heidi Leuszler Haru Hill

It's not too late to check out the Festival! We are open until 3 pm at the Parkland College W Building. Come by to purch...
05/04/2024

It's not too late to check out the Festival! We are open until 3 pm at the Parkland College W Building. Come by to purchase plants, honey, pottery, photography, and baked goods, learn about the enviornment in a workshop, and check out the free materials and information about restoration and nature at the educational booths!

The Native Plant Festival and Sale is happening tomorrow from 9 am to 3 pm at the Parkland College W Building! There wil...
05/03/2024

The Native Plant Festival and Sale is happening tomorrow from 9 am to 3 pm at the Parkland College W Building! There will be workshops covering a variety of topics, from microclimate to pollinators, booths held by environmental organizations that will have free materials and information, and vendors selling native plants, honey, and more.

The Pollinator Partnership The Xerces Society Berries & Flour, Bakery & Harvest Goods RBKL Honey The Wild Midwest: Heritage Livestock and Native Plants Champaign-Urbana Herb Society Prairie Moon Nursery El Oasis in Urbana IL East Central Illinois Master Naturalists Grand Prairie Friends Champaign County Environmental Stewards - CCES Wild Ones Champaign County Forest Preserve District Upper Sangamon River Conservancy Illinois RiverWatch Network Faith in Place Homer Lake Interpretive Center Piper Pottery + Crafts midwestcapades Fred Delcomyn James Ellis

RBKL Honey will be selling honey at the Native Plant Festival. Drop by their booth to check out their selection of produ...
05/03/2024

RBKL Honey will be selling honey at the Native Plant Festival. Drop by their booth to check out their selection of products!

The East Central Illinois Master Naturalists will be holding a booth at the Festival! They are a group of volunteers who...
04/30/2024

The East Central Illinois Master Naturalists will be holding a booth at the Festival!

They are a group of volunteers who have undergone training to be knowledgeable natural areas stewards and educators. They encourage the use of native plants both in the home landscape and in restoration efforts. Along with information on the Master Naturalist Program, they will also have Red Oak Rain Garden brochures that will help you plan how you want to incorporate natives into your life!

Check out one of the workshops at the Festival, held by Sean Williams of the Champaign-Urbana Herb Society! This worksho...
04/30/2024

Check out one of the workshops at the Festival, held by Sean Williams of the Champaign-Urbana Herb Society! This workshop will run twice at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm on the day of the Festival.

Pawpaws and Native Persimmons

Join Sean to learn how Pawpaws, the largest edible native fruit in North America and native persimmons, naturalized Champaign County thousands of years ago. In this workshop, you will also learn about breeding efforts to improve these wild fruits and how to collect seeds and grow your own.

Sean will also be selling native pawpaws and persimmon trees on behalf of the CU Herb Society, so stop by the Festival if you are interested in these fantastic plants!

Take a look at the Parkland College Plant Sale that is happening Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm this week!
04/30/2024

Take a look at the Parkland College Plant Sale that is happening Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm this week!

Check out one of the workshops at the Festival, held by James Ellis! This workshop will run twice at 11:30 am and 2:30 p...
04/25/2024

Check out one of the workshops at the Festival, held by James Ellis! This workshop will run twice at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm on the day of the Festival.

Lessons Learned from a Backyard Prairie

Prairie is the native grassland that once blanketed millions of acres across the middle of the North American continent. Today, it’s all but gone, but efforts are being made to conserve remnants and replant prairie. The Backyard Prairie is one story of prairie restoration.

In 2003 Fred Delcomyn imagined his central Illinois backyard of two and half acres—farmed for many years for corn and soybeans—restored to tallgrass prairie. Over the next seventeen years, Delcomyn, with the help of his friend James Ellis planned, prepared, planted seeds, photographed, and burned these acres to reconstruct a prairie.

In this workshop, James will recount the journey of and lessons learned about prairie restoration through photographs and stories that they chronicle in their 2021 book, A Backyard Prairie: The Hidden Beauty of Tallgrass and Wildflowers, published by Southern Illinois University Press.

James “Jamie” Ellis works as the Natural Areas Coordinator for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where he manages, maintains, and coordinates access to about 1,000 acres of property at ten sites set aside for teaching and research. Trained as a botanist and plant ecologist, he has published articles and presented talks on prairie ecology, conservation, and management for both academic and general audiences. He is a member of and a volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends where he served on the board of directors from 2000-2021.

A Backyard Prairie can be ordered from Southern Illinois University
Press: http://www.siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3818-4.

Photo attached shows Fred Delcomyn and Jamie Ellis in The Backyard Prairie. Photo by Brian Stauffer.

Check out one of the workshops at the Festival, held by Sam Stickley! This workshop will run twice at 11:30 am and 1:30 ...
04/23/2024

Check out one of the workshops at the Festival, held by Sam Stickley! This workshop will run twice at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm on the day of the Festival.

Microclimate Matters: From the Backyard to Beyond

In this workshop, you will learn about the importance of microclimate and why there is a need to develop better microclimate predictions around the world. Sam will demonstrate some of the equipment and techniques used to collect and analyze climate data. You will also learn about opportunities to get involved with microclimate research in your own backyard.

Here is a quick location update - the Native Plant Festival and Sale is being held at the W Building on the Parkland Col...
04/22/2024

Here is a quick location update - the Native Plant Festival and Sale is being held at the W Building on the Parkland College campus, also known as the Tony Noel Agriculture Technology Applications Center! 🚜

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2400 W Bradley Avenue
Champaign, IL
61821

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+12173697594

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