Friends of the Sangamon Valley

Culver’s-root (Veronicastrum virginicum), my personal favorite, is a native wildflower in Wisconsin. It starts blooming in July and is very valuable to pollinators. It grows three to six feet tall. The flowers are composed of slender spikes of tiny white to pale blue tubes that open from the top down. The spikes get up to 10 inches long. This plant…

… at our Walden West Land & Water Reserve! Clockwise starting from the big picture on the left: Butterfly Milkweed, Hoary Puccoon, and Prickly Pear.

At the Long Bridge Golf CourseSaturday, July 27th at 4:00 PM Please join us for this special event! Take a couple hours out of your Saturday (7/27) to celebrate our strides in stewardship, mingle with others who share a passion for the FOSV, and learn about our vision for the future! Bonus…Old Wolf Oak IPA brewed for the FOSV by…

Powdermill Nature Reserve In the summer of 1967 eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) number 7 was marked at Powdermill Nature Reserve. The turtle wasn’t seen again until the summer of 2004 and then again in the summer of 2009 when it was spotted in nearly the same place digging nests. Last week the bird banding crew found her digging another…

Have you been thinking about becoming a member or need to renew? Our wish for today is for support to help us preserve, protect, and restore natural areas in the Sangamon River Watershed. It’s easy! Visit https://secure.givelively.org/donate/friends-of-the-sangamon-valley/membership or text JOINFOSV to 44321. Thank YOU! Donate Now | Membership by Friends of the Sangamon ValleyClick here to join or renew your…