Events, News & Activities
The Big Sit 2023
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023
Lost Valley Visitor Center
Walk for the Wild 2023
Saturday, October 14, 2023
9:00 AM – 11/11:30 AM
Prairie Trail, Richmond, IL
Monarch Family Fun Fair 2023
FREE Event
Sunday, August 13, 2023
12:30 – 4 PM
Main Beach Pavilion – Rain or Shine!
300 Lakeshore Drive
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
How To Create A Successful Native Pollinator Garden
Friday, July 28, 2023.
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Johnsburg Junior H.S.
2220 W. Church St., Johnsburg, IL
Celebrating Latino Conservation Week July & August!
Sunday, August 6 is the Ce de Ce Picnic!
FREE family event!
Food • Music • Hike
1:30 – 3:30
13119 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Woodstock, IL 60098
A Good Turnout for World Migratory Bird Day
A group of visitors gathered early on Sunday, May 7, under the pavilion at Four Seasons Nature Preserve in Lake Geneva. Some arrived by 8 AM, but Wildlife Service Biologist Sarah Inyoue was there by 6:30 to set up the mist nets that would gently...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services Looking for Visitor Services Intern
Mano Project InternshipDeadline: April 21, 2023Position: Visitor Services/Biological InternDuration:3-month internship (12 weeks); Start date flexible (as early as May 1, 2023)Location: Hackmatack National Wildlife RefugeYou can make a difference...
Friends of Hackmatack NWR was pleased to be invited to speak at the Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee’s 29th Natural Landscape Seminar in February.
Friends of Hackmatack NWR Spring Gathering: We’re Going Batty
March 14, 2023
7:00 PM
via Zoom
Open to the Public
Cranes! A Presentation for World Migratory Bird Day
May 7, 2023
10 AM – 11 AM
Glacial Park Lost Valley Visitor Center
Route 31 & Harts Road, Ringwood IL
World Migratory Bird Day 2023
Sunday, April 30 , 2023
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Volo Bog, Ingleside, IL
Sunday, May 7, 2023
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Glacial Park, Ringwood, IL
Pollinator Garden at Johnsburg High School
Friends of Hackmatack NWR recently received a Stewardship Challenge Grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF). In a March 2022 update, we were happy to report that the Challenge was successfully completed. We reached our...
In Search of Eagles 2023
Saturday, January 21, 8-10 a.m.
McHenry Dam, Algonquin Dam, Carpentersville Dam, Lake Geneva
The Nature of Hackmatack Art Show
The Nature of Hackmatack Art Show was put on as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Refuge. The show was on display at The Dole in Crystal Lake, Illinois, from Thursday, November 3 until Thursday, November 17, 2022. It featured over 80...
Art Show People’s Choice Winners
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS: ADULT ARTIST: $100 Award Elizabeth Higdon, "Ripples" STUDENT ARTIST: $50 Award Avery Becker, "Summer Sunset Flowers" Congratulations to our winners and to all of the artists who participated. We had an exceptional...
Friends of Hackmatack NWR
P.O. Box 413
Richmond, IL 60071
friendsofhackmatacknwr@gmail.com
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