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Volunteer for Project Wingspan – Collect Seeds – Save Pollinators!
September 6, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - October 11, 2023 @ 9:30 pm
Volunteer for Project Wingspan! Collect Seeds! Save Pollinators!
Pollinator Partnership’s Project Wingspan has never been stronger!
- Join one of 30 teams of trained, certified native wildflower seed collectors to harvest seeds at local prairies around Illinois.
o Seeds are cleaned through an IDNR partnership and redistributed to local pollinator habitat projects.
o The last three volunteer training and certification events are coming up this and next month! Please join us at a training and come out to the prairie to help us collect seeds to enhance and expand pollinator habitat throughout Illinois!
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81707856582
One tap mobile +16694449171,,81707856582# US or +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 817 0785 6582
Wednesday, September 20th LIVE, IN-PERSON @ Lincoln Memorial Gardens, 2301 E Lake Shore Dr, Springfield, IL 62712
Registration at 8:30 a.m., training from 9 pm to noon. Registration Link: http://bit.ly/LMGSeedCollectionTraining
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89510636622
One tap mobile +16694449171,,89510636622# US or +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 895 1063 6622
o Volunteer training materials are also located on this webpage: https://www.pollinator.org/wingspan/seed-collection
