The Wild Things Conference Returns Saturday, March 1, 2025 - SOLD OUT
We’re thrilled to welcome you again to learn and share your expertise with our community. We’ve put together an exciting lineup of workshops and sessions from regional and national experts, plus meet & greets, video content, exhibitors, and sponsors. With over 140 presentations and discussion panels to choose from, the in-person program engages a diverse range of topics, research, and skills, and plenty of opportunities to meet with friends, old and new.
Thank you as well to our sponsors, scholarship supporters, and exhibitors who are all helping to make this another tremendously successful Wild Things.
Tickets for Wild Things 2025 are sold out. For additional information on the 2025 conference, visit wildthingscommunity.org.
**PLEASE NOTE: Some details are subject to change.**
NOTICE: Please be advised that photos and videos will be taken during Wild Things 2025. By attending, you consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded. Your attendance on this event constitutes your agreement to the use of any resulting media by Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves for promotional, marketing, or any other purpose in perpetuity, without further approval or any compensation.
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Effective plant conservation at large scales requires collaboration between many community members and agencies. However, there is often a lack of formal partnerships between stakeholders who could benefit from working with each other. Native plant conservation alliances are designed to align priorities and centralize resources so that anyone working on plant conservation can access a network of beneficial partners. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be launching the Illinois Native Plant Conservation Alliance, and we are seeking to involve anyone who works with Illinois native seed collection, propagation, restoration, and conservation. We will be holding a native plant summit in fall 2025 to formally launch the alliance and welcome all interested stakeholders to join.
