06/03/2026
Volunteer on the island of rare plants tomorrow, Thursday, June 4
Meet at Island View Parking Lot, Kankakee River State Park, at 9:45
Bring water, lunch or snack, and appropriately layered work clothes including long pants and long sleeves. Knee-high rubber boots help a lot but are not strictly needed
RSVP to the volunteer leaders at [email protected]
Photo of smooth wild petunia taken on Langham Island June 19, 2025. We might see some in bloom tomorrow. Here’s info about this plant: “Ruellia strepens, commonly known as limestone wild petunia, limestone ruellia, smooth wild petunia, or wild petunia is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to warmer parts of the central and eastern United States. A perennial herb, it prefers to grow in moist to mesic, partly shady areas such as streamsides and bottomland forests.”
