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Brookfield Native Plants Club, Illinois
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We are a grassroots community organization with a mission to empower our neighbors with the knowledge and resources needed to grow native plants. https://forms.gle/pCv6BcUCjv8SWtAK6
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🗓️ October 14, 7 p.m. Meet up with other native plant enthusiasts to discuss your experiences with native gardening over the past year. Everyone is welcome, even if you didn't grow natives this year! RSVP at forms.gle/vkEHrk2ujHwC...
📍Joe’s Saloon, 9220 47th St., Brookfield, IL
Text reads: October 14, 7 pm, Joe's Saloon Party Room. End of Season Discussion: How Did Your Gardening Go? Brookfield Native Plants Club Member Meetup Picture shows red, orange, and yellow oak leaves in the background and the BNPC logo
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Visit us at our table during the annual Meet the Creek event on October 4 from 1-4 p.m. in Kiwanis Park! Our friends from the West Cook chapter of @wildonesnatives.bsky.social, along with other community groups, will also be there. Free activities for all ages, including canoe rides on Salt Creek!
Text Reads: Meet the Creek, October 4, 2025, 1-4 PM, Kiwanis Park The image shows people paddling three kayaks on Salt Creek on a blue background. Logos for the Village of Brookfield and Brookfield Conservation Commission are on the bottom right corner.
September 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Just in case you need more encouragement to get started with #nativeplants 💪
negauneeinstitute.bsky.social Negaunee Institute for Plant Conservation Science & Action @negauneeinstitute.bsky.social · May 9
💚 In the U.S., if every yard, school, and park transformed 10% of their turfgrass into habitat for pollinators, we could create four million acres of new habitat. (Akito et al., 2021)
Lawn conversion into a prairie lawn in summertime, with many blooming flowers.
May 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Don’t know where to start with #nativeplants? This looks like a great resource for newbies!
wildonesnatives.bsky.social Wild Ones @wildonesnatives.bsky.social · May 15
🌿 Join us Tues, May 20 at 5pm CT for Native Plants Planted Right—a free webinar for beginners! Hosted by Wild Ones & PLAN it WILD as part of the #LessLawnMoreLife Challenge. Live chat Q&A included! 🌱
📅 Details: wildones.org/native-plant...
May 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Join us tonight at 7 pm in the Ehlert Park Natural Area for a tour and discussion.
Image text: Sourcing Native Plants and Seeds. Brookfield Native Plants Club Member Meetup. Ehlert Park Natural Area. May 13. 7 pm Image shows flats of native plants for sale. The BNPC logo is centered.
May 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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⏰ Join Doug Tallamy Tomorrow! ⏰

Don't miss your chance to join the Less Lawn, More Life 12-Week Challenge starting May 1st!

Learn more and sign up: www.lesslawnmorelife.com

🌿 BONUS: All participants to try the Wildr Score - a FREE ecological health assessment for your land! 🌿
April 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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We just joined the 12-week Less Lawn More Life Challenge! Who wants to join us? It’s free & starts May 1!
Less Lawn More Life 2025
Join the revolution sweeping across America! Over 12 expert-led weekly challenges, transform your lawn into a vibrant ecosystem teeming with life. Discover simple techniques to create habitat that but...
www.lesslawnmorelife.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Together, we can share ideas and tackle bigger projects. Better yet, our friends, family, and neighbors (local & digital) give us the support and hope to keep coming back to the causes we care about. For #EarthWeek, we've put together ways you can grow your community! ⤵️
xerces.org/blog/stronge...
Stronger Together: How To Build Your Conservation Community This Earth Week
Building your community can help us do more for conservation, and lightens the load and keeps us coming back to the causes we care about. Here's how!
xerces.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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More #nativeplants national media coverage!
The Four Ecologically Crucial Things You Should Do in Your Garden (Gift Article)
The ecologist Douglas Tallamy says your landscape can help manage the watershed, support pollinators, bolster a viable food web, and sequester carbon.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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What a fun and informative evening we had at last night’s Certify Your Native Habitat event! Many thanks to our guests from @savingmonarchs.bsky.social , @wildonesnatives.bsky.social West Cook, and University of Illinois Extension for joining us.
A speaker from Saving Monarchs stands at a podium speaking to a group of 30 people seated in chairs. The projector screen reads Why Garden Signage is Important for Your Native Garden An Illinois Master Gardener speaking to a group of 30 people seated in chairs. The projector screen reads Conservation@Home Certifying and educating communities, schools, and property owners on conservation landscape practices A speaker from Wild Ones West Cook speaks to a group of 30 people seated on chairs. The projector screen reads Certified Native Habitat Program. A speaker from the Brookfield Native Plants Club looks toward a projector screen reading Homegrown National Park - Registration. An audience is seated in chairs.
April 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Today's the day 🎉 Join us with guests from @wildonesnatives.bsky.social West Cook, @savingmonarchs.bsky.social, and University of Illinois Extension: Cook County at 7 pm in the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library for our Certify Your Native Habitat event.
The image includes a yellow circle surrounding a ruby-throated hummingbird and a light green circle surrounding a skipper butterfly feeding on a cup plant flower. The text reads: Certify Your Native Habitat! April 17 at 7 p.m. Logos for the Brookfield Native Plants Club and the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library are at the bottom of the image.
April 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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We love to see #nativeplants in national media!
10 Ways Gardening With Native Plants Will Save You Time, Effort, and Money
Native plants are the low-maintenance garden winners you need in your life—and pollinators love them too.
www.realsimple.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Whether you're new to native gardening or have experience, explore local and national programs that support all skill levels and certify your space’s biodiversity!
Text reads: Certify Your Native Habitat! April 17 at 7 p.m. Logos for the Brookfield Native Plants Club and Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library are at the bottom of the graphic. Golden yellow and shades of green are used throughout the graphic. A yellow circle surrounds a photo of a ruby-throated Hummingbird. A light green circle surrounds a yellow skipper butterfly feeding on a yellow cup plant flower.
March 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Our third annual Native Plants Seed Exchange is this Saturday, February 22! Drop in Brookfield Library between 1-3.
February 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM