In the seventh installment of IEC’s Lunch & Learn Series, Chris Young from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources joins us to discuss pollinators, creating habitat in your own backyard, and IDNR programs.
Find links and resources from the presentation below:
Illinois Native Plant Society Native Plant Sales
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation K-12 Pollinator Schools Program
Field Museum Monarch Community Science
Field Museum Seed Heads of Common Native Plants of the Tallgrass Prairie Region
West Cook Wild Ones offers a plant sale in the Chicago region
Prairie Nursery Native Plants & Seeds
Chicago Living Corridors link for plant sales
Combine your pollinator habitat with a rain garden
Depending on where you live, in the Chicago area you can order for delivery to your house at The Conservation Foundation’s website