Plants of Concern Program at Giant City State Park on Sunday, February 9th from 2-3 pm
Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/09/2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Giant City State Park
Categories
MAKANDA, Ill. – The unglaciated terrain of extreme southern Illinois is home to a variety of plant
species not found in the rest of the state, making many of them rare in Illinois. Yet the resources
available to monitor and protect them are more limited. To alleviate this, the Plants of Concern (POC)
program based out of the Chicago Botanic Garden seeks volunteers to help monitor rare plants.
Coordinator Chris Benda organizes volunteer community scientists to monitor rare plants and report
population data to Plants of Concern, and ultimately, the Natural Heritage division at the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources. Join us as Chris explains the successes of the past 4 years and
plans for the future.
For more information or to register please call the Giant City State Park Visitors Center at
618-457-4836.
Giant City State Park is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The mission of
the IDNR is to manage, conserve and protect Illinois’ natural, recreational and cultural resources,
further the public’s understanding and appreciation of those resources, and promote the education,
science and public safety of Illinois’ natural resources for present and future generations.