by The Prairie Enthusiasts | Apr 2, 2026
Monthly Prairie Hike: Bluff Park
Wednesday, June 17 – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bluff Park, MN
This hike is part of a monthly hiking series hosted by the Many Rivers Chapter. For more details on this event and their monthly hike series, CLICK HERE.
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by The Prairie Enthusiasts | Apr 2, 2026
Monthly Prairie Hike: Minneopa State Park
Tuesday, May 19 – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Minneopa State Park, MN
This hike is part of a monthly hiking series hosted by the Many Rivers Chapter. For more details on this event and their monthly hike series, CLICK HERE.
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by The Prairie Enthusiasts | Apr 2, 2026
Monthly Prairie Hike: Ottawa Bluffs Preserve
Monday, April 6 – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Ottawa Bluffs Preserve in Ottawa, MN
Join us on a search for spring Pasqueflower! More info: The Nature Conservancy – Ottawa Bluffs
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Roadside parking with limited off-road parking. Park on the east shoulder of Highway 23, facing north (44.36337, -93.93509)
This hike is part of a monthly hiking series hosted by the Many Rivers Chapter. For more details on this event and their monthly hike series, CLICK HERE.
by The Prairie Enthusiasts | Mar 30, 2026
Hanley Savanna Tour and Earth Day Work Party
Wednesday, April 22 – 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hanley Savanna in Hanover, IL
Hanley Savanna is a 160-acre prairie, savanna, and woodland restoration in rural Hanover, Illinois. Owned by The Prairie Enthusiasts and stewarded by the Northwest Illinois Chapter since 2003, this site has transformed from row cropland and white pine plantation to several types of prairie ecosystems, including tall grass prairies, oak savannas, fens, sand blowouts, and black oak barrens.
Join Chapter members and support staff for a tour and afternoon work party on this site to celebrate Earth Day!
Registration is free to attend. Find more information and register HERE.
by The Prairie Enthusiasts | Mar 25, 2026
Tour of Three Rivers Park District Nursery
Tuesday, April 28 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Three Rivers Park District Nursery at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve in Hanover, MN
Join the Minnesota Oak Savanna Chapter for a guided, walking tour of the Three Rivers Park District Nursery. Three Rivers Park District operates a year-round, 55-acre plant materials nursery at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, which produces approximately 12,500 large native bareroot trees and shrubs, 50,000 native tree and shrub seedlings, 300 large native trees and 2,000 native flowering plants annually. Registration is free and capped at 25 attendees.
To learn more and to register for this event, CLICK HERE.