Project Wingspan Seed Collection Event in Springfield
Collect Native Wildflower Seeds at a Local Prairie with Project Wingspan!
Project Wingspan is a multi-year, Midwestern initiative to expand and enhance pollinator habitat with volunteer-collected, local native wildflower seeds. This project is conducted by Pollinator Partnership and funded by a grant from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Every year, Project Wingspan Illinois awards locally sourced native wildflower seeds and plugs to pollinator habitat programs around Illinois. This October, a collection event is scheduled at Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday, October 24th. Events last two to three hours with the first hour including training in BMPs, safety, and plant ID. Then Illinois Project Wingspan State Coordinator Eleanor Schumacher leads volunteers in native wildflower seed collection.
PROJECT WINGSPAN SPRINGFIELD SEED COLLECTION EVENT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24th!
Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary:
Training: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Seed Collection: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Where: 2315 E. Clear Lake Avenue, Springfield
Important – What to Bring:
Please be sure to bring the necessary gear:
– Wear long sleeves, long pants, perhaps a hat, bring bug spray, water to drink, clippers or scissors, gloves, and several collecting paper bags, small and grocery bag size.
– Please be cautious not to bring weed seeds into sites (they can hitchhike on shoes and clothes).
– Please also be cautious not to leave bags of collected seeds in hot cars.
Thank you for all you do!
Events are open to the public! Contact Eleanor Schumacher at es@pollinator.org for more information.
