Upcoming Events

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Sat, Mar 15
Invasive Strike Team at Warbler Ridge
Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
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Mar 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.
Sat, Mar 22
Training for Docent Tour Leader
Warbler Crossing
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Mar 22, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
Grand Prairie Friends is offering training on a new volunteer role at Warbler Ridge called Docent Tour Leader. Share the beauty of Warbler Ridge with assisted living residents as they tour by bus.
Sat, Mar 22
Training for Ridge Rover Trail Stewardship Team
Warbler Crossing
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Mar 22, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
We love and so appreciate our volunteers! Grand Prairie Friends is offering training on a new volunteer role at Warbler Ridge called the Ridge Rover Trail Stewardship Team.
Sat, Mar 22
Training for Electric Fence Maintenance Team
Warbler Crossing
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Mar 22, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
Grand Prairie Friends is offering training on a new volunteer role at Warbler Ridge, monitoring and maintaining the electric deer fence that protects our baby trees. Doesn't that deer look disappointed?
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Mon, Mar 24
Board Meeting
United Way Office
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Mar 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
United Way Office, 5 Dunlap Ct, Savoy, IL 61874, USA
All Grand Prairie Friends Members are welcome to attend Grand Prairie Friends Board Meetings
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Sat, Apr 05
Stewardship Saturday at Warbler Ridge
Warbler Crossing
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Apr 05, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
Volunteer outdoors. Get some exercise. Experience the beauty of Warbler Ridge. And help Grand Prairie Friends keep it that way by performing a variety of stewardship activities led by GPF staff. New people welcome!
Sat, Apr 05
Spring Membership Meeting: "Monarch Magic: A World Class Phenomenon "
Champaign Public Library
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Apr 05, 2025, 3:00 PM
Champaign Public Library, 200 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Learn about the global natural history phenomenon that is the monarch butterfly and its annual migration to Mexico. Discover what you can do to make sure this epic migration continues. Presented by Michael Jeffords, Sr Professional Entomologist. *Open to the public, Free Event*
Sun, Apr 13
Walkin' with Wildflowers
Warbler Crossing
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Apr 13, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920
Follow local botanists on a guided walk to admire and appreciate spring flowers as well as ferns, mosses, and more that grow at Warbler Ridge!
Sat, Apr 19
Volunteer for the Native Plant Sale
Country Arbors Nursery
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Apr 19, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 23, 2025, 6:00 PM
Country Arbors Nursery, 1742 County Rd 1400 N, Urbana, IL 61802, USA
Get your hands dirty, socialize with plant-lovers, and help distribute native plants to our community! The pollinators will thank you.
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Sat, Apr 19
Invasive Strike Team at Warbler Ridge
Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
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Apr 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.
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Mon, Apr 28
Board Meeting
United Way Office
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Apr 28, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
United Way Office, 5 Dunlap Ct, Savoy, IL 61874, USA
All Grand Prairie Friends Members are welcome to attend Grand Prairie Friends Board Meetings
Tue, Apr 29
Calling all Butterflies!
Champaign Public Library
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Apr 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 10:40 AM
Champaign Public Library, 200 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Do you feel like you see fewer butterflies than the past? Butterflies are certainly facing challenges that are negatively impacting their numbers. We'll introduce you to the actions you can take in your own yard and garden to make it more butterfly friendly.
Fri, May 02
Grand Prairie Friends Blazing Star Society - Pre-Sale Access to Native Plant Sale
Online Sale
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May 02, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 15, 2025, 11:59 PM
Online Sale
Grand Prairie Friends donor club, the Blazing Star Society, enjoys pre-sale access to our online native plant sale starting Friday, May 2 at 8am. Blazing Star Society members donate unrestricted, annual gifts to Grand Prairie Friends at $1000 and above.
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Sat, May 03
Stewardship Saturday at Warbler Ridge
Warbler Crossing
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May 03, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
Volunteer outdoors. Get some exercise. Experience the beauty of Warbler Ridge. And help Grand Prairie Friends keep it that way by performing a variety of stewardship activities led by GPF staff. New people welcome!
Sun, May 04
2025 Native Plant Sale Starts
Online Sale
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May 04, 2025, 8:00 AM – May 15, 2025, 11:59 PM
Online Sale
Grand Prairie Friends annual native plant sale opens online to the public on May 4 at 8am with over 60 species. Five new species! Monarch Migration kits new this year! Sale runs until May 15.
Sat, May 10
Walkin' with Wildflowers
Warbler Crossing
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May 10, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920
Follow local botanists on a guided walk to admire and appreciate spring flowers as well as ferns, mosses, and more that grow at Warbler Ridge!
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Sat, May 17
Invasive Strike Team at Warbler Ridge
Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
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May 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location at Warbler Ridge TBD
Volunteer with Grand Prairie Friends and learn to remove invasive species that threaten our native flora and fauna.
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Mon, May 19
May Mingle and Board Meeting
Warbler Crossing
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May 19, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Warbler Crossing, 17487 Bypass Rd, Charleston, IL 61920
All Grand Prairie Friends Members are welcome to attend Grand Prairie Friends Board Meetings. Join our May Mingle ahead of time and visit with Staff and Board Members.