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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
 

12:00pm CST

Lunch Break Rooms 21-23 & 32-34

12:30pm CST

Cook County Birding Big Year: A Story of Passion, Disappearing Birds, and How We Save What's Left Rooms 52, 53 - Avian Collective presented by Illinois Audubon SocietyTarik Shahzad

1:15pm CST

Speaking for Illinois Wetlands: A Grassroots Response to SCOTUS Room 29Ellicia Sanchez • David McEllis • Emily Kowalski

2:15pm CST

Systemic Racism and Urban Ecology: Applications in Community Science Room 27Joy Bailey • Zelle Tenorio Birds and Biodiversity: Protecting and Restoring Habitat for Grassland Birds in the Tallgrass Prairie Region Room 44Jaron Cook

3:15pm CST

Prairies in the city? Conservation, Community Engagement and Stewardship Working Together for People and Nature Room 45Dr. Debra Williams • Karl Gnaedinger • Shane Tripp Preserving a Legacy: Conservation in Southern Illinois Room 42Caleb Grantham

4:15pm CST

Local Advocacy 101: Overcoming Conservation Challenges by Effectively Leveraging Public and Political Support Room 47Bridget Jakubiak • David Jakubiak Bird migration through urban landscapes: challenges and opportunities Rooms 52, 53 - Avian Collective presented by Illinois Audubon SocietyBenjamin Van Doren Guiding Migratory Bird Stopover Habitat Conservation in the Illinois Coastal Zone Room 50Stephanie Beilke
 
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