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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Urban Rivers and Shedd Aquarium have partnered to host weekly Community Nights at Park 571 at the confluence of Bubbly Creek on the South Branch of the Chicago River to provide opportunities for members of the Bridgeport, McKinley Park, and Pilsen communities to engage with the river via science and kayaking opportunities. From fishing to water quality testing and getting eye to eye with man made floating wetland habitats we have seen individuals' excitement and visions for the river’s future grow. Join us as we reflect on a summer of sharing joy and finding healing spaces in nature.
