Autumn On The Prairie

The 2011 Autumn On The Prairie has passed and was enjoyed by over 600 guests. In case you didn't make it to the celebration this year, you can look over the information below to see what you missed and plan ahead for next year's event. It is always held on the third Saturday in September. 

Nachusa Grasslands
22nd Autumn on the Prairie
Saturday, September 17, 2011
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This free event is open to the public.  Activities include guided tours, horse drawn wagon rides, live music, kettle corn, live birds of prey, local artist at work, children’s tent, a food vendor, and more!  For more information, visit www.nature.org/Illinois or call 815-456-2340

Click to see the 2011 schedule of events.

Guided tours of prairie and savannas, educational exhibits, self–guided plant tours.  Ride through the prairie on a horse-drawn wagon. Activities include live music, local artists at work, and a children’s tent.

Click to see the 2011 tour schedule.

This free event is open to the public, donations are appreciated. Lunch and refreshments will be available for purchase. There is no rain date.

The preserve is located 3 miles northwest of Franklin Grove, on Lowden Road.  Extra directional signs will be posted.  Franklin Grove is two hours west of Chicago, and is celebrating that same day with three historical attractions nearby.  To contact the preserve call 815-456-2340 or visit the TNC web site at www.nature.org/illinois or nachusagrasslands.org

 

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The Nature Conservancy – Nachusa Grasslands,
8772 S. Lowden Road, Franklin Grove, Illinois 61031

The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, nonprofit organization that preserves plants, animals and natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 14 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 83 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit the TNC Web site at nature.org/illinois.

Also on the same day as AOTP and in the neighborhood is the Franklin Grove Autumn in the Grove celebration.

Saturday, September 17, 2011, 10 AM - 4 PM in Franklin Grove, IL.
The 5th Annual "Autumn in the Village" is a day long adventure providing tours of Franklin Grove's scenic and historic destinations. For more information, click on http://www.chaplincreek.com/calendar.html
then scroll to the bottom of the page. Also see http://www.franklingrove.org for more information.