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April 2025

Annual Midwest Crane Count

Annual Midwest Crane Count BE PART OF CITIZEN SCIENCE CALLING ALL CRANE COUNTERS Saturday, April 12 is the Annual Midwest Crane Count and Stephenson County has over 12 sites that are monitored each year as part of the Crane Count. Participants are on site from 5:30-7:30 am to listen and watch for cranes. It is […]
12 Apr
5:30 am - 7:30 am
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Final Youth Bird Club 10:30am Freeport Public Library

This is a fun, educational program for youths to learn about different topics about birds. Lessons will be tailored for ages 6-10. An adult must be present with the youth during the entire program. All sessions are independent from each other, so you are welcome to attend any that you are able and/or interested in. […]
19 Apr
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Freeport Public Library Meeting Room A/B, Registration Required
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Earth Day Preserves Roadside Clean-up 10 am to 2 pm

Join us as we commemorate Earth Day by picking up litter on the roadsides of both our Elkhorn Creek and Silver Creek Biodiversity Preserves. Both preserves have about half of their boundaries along roads, and the more heavily trafficked ones produce considerable roadside trash. We’ll have orange vests for visibility, plenty of bags for trash […]
22 Apr
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Elkhorn Biodiversity Preserve and Silver Creek Biodiversity Preserve
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May 2025

Bird Walk: Pecatonica River Forest Preserve 8-11 am

Pecatonica River Forest Preserve (main entrance by the campground). A special bonus of this walk will be stunning wildflowers and perhaps singing frogs! Trails have some steep portions and the surface can be uneven. Restrooms are available in the parking area. Carpool from the Harbor Freight lot in Freeport at 7:30 a.m. Leader: Richard Benning […]
01 May
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Pecatonica River Forest Preserve
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Monthly Program: Are Herbicides Drifting By You? And Potluck!

Presenter: Kim Erndt-Pitcher Tuesday, May 6th Potluck at 6:00 p.m. | Program at 7:15 p.m. We will start the evening with a delicious potluck meal. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service. NIBNA will provide beverages. After the meal, there will be some brief announcements with the program to follow at approximately […]
06 May
6:00 pm - 8:45 pm
St. John's Church of Christ, Freeport, IL
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Spring Bird Count

Spring Bird Count May 10th Once again, NIAS will be participating in the annual Spring Bird Count on May 10, 2025. The Spring Bird Count (SBC) is a yearly bird count sponsored by the Illinois Natural History Survey, and consists of volunteers conducting bird counts on the Saturday that falls between May 4 and May […]
10 May
All Day
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Stephenson County Annual Spring Bird Count

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Northwest Illinois Bird and Nature Alliance will again be participating in the annual Spring Bird Count. We are responsible for Stephenson County. The count is conducted just like the Christmas Bird Count except that instead of a circle, the count area is the entire county. All 102 counties in Illinois […]
10 May
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Stephenson County, IL
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NIAS Annual Banquet and Program - April 9th

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