Name: The Enchantment of Light: How Earth’s Star Can Bring Magic to Your Nature Experience
Start: 2025-03-01T11:15:00-0600
End: 2025-03-01T12:00:00-0600

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.

Saturday March 1, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm CST

Room 40

The appreciation of light isn’t just for photographers. It is a gift for everyone, particularly those seeking to enhance their connection with nature. We frequently focus on the physical elements, like plants and geology, while ignoring the intangible yet significant contributions of our life-giving star.

In this performance, renowned nature photographer and acclaimed author and entertainer, Mike MacDonald, unveils breathtaking natural images of the Chicago region on a grand scale, inviting audiences to experience a fresh perspective on the world. He illustrates how our Sun can magically transform familiar and already stunning landscapes into extraordinary realms of enchantment and rediscovery.

Presenters

Mike MacDonald

Photographer, Author, Entertainer, and Nature Matchmaker, Mike MacDonald Photography & ChicagoNatureNOW! Wildflower Forecasting Website: Sparking Love Affairs with Loca Nature

Mike MacDonald is an internationally published photographer, a nationally acclaimed author, a professional comedian and public speaker, and an avid conservationist. There are many words that describe Mike’s unique background. But only one word is needed to describe the man: passionate... Read More →

Saturday March 1, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm CST
Room 40

Arts & Culture

Session Session Block B: 11:15 - 12 PM

Wild Things 2025

Mike MacDonald

Attendees (91)

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