Mar
23
IDNR Funk's Grove Members Only
This event has ended
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
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IDNR Nature Preserve at Funk's Grove, McLean, IL, 61754 Map
IDNR Nature Preserve at Funk's Grove, McLean, IL, 61754 Map
Members Only Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Free Public Parking Lots of Physical Activity
10 participants joined Janice Turner on an early spring hike through the woods where they saw marsh marigolds blooming, blue flag irises and skunk cabbage coming up through the mud in a seep. On the far side of a levy, they found ramps, trout lilly leaves, spring beauties among early spring wildflowers.
They noticed some trees had been taken down, probably to open up the prairie, a number of American hazelnut trees and some very old bur oak trees that were at the last of their life.
Everyone enjoyed seeing the awakening of spring.