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Start Date
Sunday, February 09, 2025
End Date
Sunday, February 09, 2025
Time
2-3pm
Title
Plants of Concern: A Rare Plant Monitoring Program in Illinois-Giant City State Park
Description
The unglaciated terrain of extreme southern Illinois is home to a variety of plant species not found in the rest of the state, making many of them rare in Illinois. Yet the resources available to monitor and protect them are more limited. To alleviate this, the Plants of Concern (POC) program based out of the Chicago Botanic Garden seeks volunteers to help monitor rare plants. Coordinator Chris Benda organizes volunteer community scientists to monitor rare plants and report population data to Plants of Concern, and ultimately, the natural heritage division at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Join us as Chris explains the successes of the past 4 years and plans for the future. This will be a free indoor presentation with limited seating.
For More Information
Please call 618-457-4836 to register or for information.
Event Type
Flora (plants)
DNR Region
Southern IL
Location
Giant City State Park
DNR Park
Giant City State Park
Address
235 Giant City Rd
City
Makanda
State
IL
Zip
62958
Contact Person
Jennifer Randolph-Bollinger
Phone
6184574836
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