“Conservation Conversation” – JDCF Book Club
During our third session, we will discuss, via Zoom, How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going. Vaclav Smil (2022). A final, […]
During our third session, we will discuss, via Zoom, How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We’re Going. Vaclav Smil (2022). A final, […]
The newly formed Burn Brigade Prescribed Burn Association is an all-volunteer group located in northwest Illinois. They are seeking new members and offering a free training session for anyone interested […]
It is time to get outside, turn your nature observations into science, and see the wonder in the world. Would you like to get involved recording your observations and submitting […]
Executive Director, Steve Barg, will address the membership on the eve of his retirement. Kay Weibel will be recognized as the recipient of the 2026 Nancy Hamill Winter Conservation Leadership […]
One of the first signs of spring is the sound of frogs waking up and calling. Join JDCF staff at the Meeker Street Footbridge in downtown Galena for our annual, […]
It's time to celebrate migratory birds on International World Migratory Bird Day. To commemorate this occasion, as well as Galena’s designation as an Illinois Bird City, JDCF invites you to […]
Join JDCF education staff and knowledgeable local plant enthusiast, Jim Johannsen, to take in the spring wonders at JDCF’s lesser known Rutherford Refuge Nature Preserve, bracketed by Clear Creek. In […]
As part of our ongoing Inspiring You to Preserve Our Future fundraising campaign, JDCF invites you and your family to come and learn more about our conservation work, education programs, […]
We are happy to be a part of the Galena Public Library in their "Plant a Seed, Read" summer program and to host a plant identification and nature exploration hike […]
As part of our ongoing Inspiring You to Preserve Our Future fundraising campaign, JDCF invites you and your family to come and learn more about our conservation work, education programs, […]
Margaret Wickens Pearce, acclaimed Citizen Potawatomi Nation cartographer and 2025 MacArthur fellow, has chosen JDCF’s Casper Bluff Nature Preserve to be the site of a large public art panel. The […]
Because of the popularity of our annual Meteors on the Mound star gazing event in August, JDCF and the Galena Astronomical Society are co-hosting two additional dark sky events this […]