One of the first signs of spring is the sound of frogs waking up and calling. Join staff from JDCF at the Meeker Street Footbridge in downtown Galena for our […]

2025 series to feature JDCF public preserves In the beginning: behind-the-scenes stories about the acquisition of JDCF’s first three preserves: Schurmeier Forest, Buehler Preserve, Wapello Land and Water Reserve Event […]

Join the festivities to learn about the birds that are arriving back in NW Illinois for the summer at the World Migratory Bird Day celebration at the Galena River Trailhead […]

You are invited to join Chicago Field Museum insect educators and scientists to see their amazing collections of local, native insects at JDCF's Casper Bluff Reserve south of downtown Galena, […]