Openlands Events and Volunteering Opportunities

Explore our upcoming opportunities below.

Openlands Annual Luncheon

Openlands celebrated its Annual Luncheon under the banner of “Conserving Nature for Life” on October 17, 2024. The full program is now available to watch if you were not able to attend.

Get Involved with Trees

View our list of upcoming tree events and volunteer opportunities including tree inventorying, mulching, pruning, planting, and more. TreeKeepers and tree advocates welcomed!

Latest Past Events

Conservation Lobby Day

The Illinois Environmental Council, Openlands, American Farmland Trust, Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves, The Nature Conservancy in Illinois, and Prairie State Conservation Coalition have teamed up with the Illinois conservation community to host a gathering at the State Capitol to meet with our legislators and advocate for conservation in Illinois. […]

Hackmatack Stewardship Workday

Tamarack West 6200-6676 Co Hwy 36, Richmond

Friends of Hackmatack will host a stewardship event this Sunday, February 23rd, from 9 a.m. to noon at Tamarack West, owned by Openlands. Join us as we continue our brush-clearing work along Tryon Grove Road at the front of the site and help unveil this beautiful scenic area, revealing the […]

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This Earth Month, we’re inviting you to go All In for Nature with Openlands.

Every donation will be matched up to $50,000. That means your gift goes twice as far to protect the natural spaces we cherish close to home.