Calendar | Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance

EVENT CALENDAR

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Events

March 31, 2026

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

NIBNA Annual Banquet and Program

March 31, 2026

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Annual NIBNA Spring Banquet 6 pm

Highland Community College

April 1, 2026

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

2026 Boyer Colloquium hosted by Highland Community College

Highland Community College

April 2, 2026

7:45 am - 11:00 am

Bird Walk: Wetland Areas of Eastern Stephenson County 7:45 am to 11:00 am

April 6, 2026

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Field Trip: Blooming Pasque Flowers at Freeport Prairie 2-3 pm

Freeport Prairie

April 8, 2026

6:30 pm - 7:45 pm

Speaker Series Freeport Library Jen Walling local policies affecting climate change

Freeport Public Library

April 10, 2026

7:40 am - 11:00 am

Bird Walk: Duck’s Misery, Scioto Mills, 7:40 am to 11:00 am

Duck's Misery

April 16, 2026

7:30 am - 11:00 am

Bird Walk: Northern Jane Addams Trail and the Orangeville Wetlands. 7:30 a.m. to 11 am

Jane Addams Trail

April 18, 2026

5:30 am - 7:30 am

Midwest Crane Count 5:30 am to 7:30 am

Various locations as assigned

April 22, 2026

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Earth Day Preserves Roadside Cleanup 10am to 2pm Elkhorn and Silver Creek

Elkhorn Biodiversity Preserve

April 23, 2026

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conservation Committee Book Discussion 1 pm Higher Grounds

Higher Grounds Coffee Shop

April 24, 2026

8:00 am - 11:00 am

Bird Walk: Newell Tract, Oakdale Nature Preserve, Freeport. 8:00 am to 11:00 am

Oakdale Nature Preserve, Newell Tract

April 29, 2026

7:30 am - 11:00 am

Bird Walk: Pecatonica River Forest Preserve 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 am

Pecatonica River Forest Preserve

May 1, 2026

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Field Trip: Mississippi Palisades State Park 8:30 am to 2:00 pm

Mississippi Palisades State Park