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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This panel discussion will provide the opportunity for the panelists to describe how to effectively collaborate across disciplines and responsibilities to effectively attend to the health of the community and the health of prairies that are located in the city of Markham, Il., known as the Prairie Capital of the Prairie State Managing the five plus prairies that comprise 13% of the land mass requires a perspective that is specific, engaging, intentional, flexible, and adaptable with boundaries. Dynamics to be consider and how they have been addressed will be shared in a manner that the attendees will experience the practicality of "thinking outside of the box" with the goal of positively impacting people and nature. People in the community and colleagues are challenged and answer the question "Why?" when determining ways of operation at this unique preserve where people and prairie are neighbors. Attendees will come away with an understanding that at this preserve, prairies in a city, prairie management happens. a youth intern program happens. Stewardship happens. Collaboratively! It's not just theory. It's our practice.
