Thanks to a great crew of 8 volunteers who assisted with the prescribed burn of 8 acres of pollinator habitat at the Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary! It was a great day! We couldn’t do it without you!

1:00 pm Saturday, April 26th, 2025 at the Wolf Preserve. Come see this beautiful property and help us pull Garlic Mustard. Wear your favorite work clothes and close-toed shoes. Bring along gloves if you like. If you have questions, please message us or call Angela at 217-494-3115. The Wolf Preserve is located on Boy Scout Trail near Petersburg, just down the hill from Broc More Woods Lane. Enter the following coordinates into your map app, 39.960344 – 89.814431.

This Saturday, April 12th, 2025Garlic Mustard Smackdown at the Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary4506 Chinquipin Road, Springfield, IL., 62707

5:30pm on Friday, April 18th, 2025 at the Hoogland Center for the Arts an Earth Day Presentation celebrating living lands and waters. Be there or be square. 🙂

Friends of the Sangamon Valley updated their cover photo.

A few more photos of visitors to Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary captured on our trail cameras!

Thanks to a fantastic fella (who wishes to remain anonymous) for donating two complete trail cam setups and the subscription for notifications to my phone. And, thanks to our Site Steward at Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary for setting them up. Here are some recent visitors!

Great Stewardship Workday at the Wolf Preserve yesterday! New posts and cable installed at the entrance, lots of autumn olive and bush honeysuckle removed, and trail clearing and litter pickup by the PORTA highschool Key Club. Thanks everyone!!

Stewardship Workday at the Wolf PreserveSaturday, March 22, Noon-2 p.m. Join FOSV volunteers and PORTA middle and high school students to help with a variety of stewardship tasks. From pulling garlic mustard to picking up litter, we look forward to many hands helping to accomplish a lot at one of our premier properties. Wear your favorite work clothes and close-toed shoes. Bring along gloves if you like. All tools are provided along with detailed instructions related to the planned tasks. If you have questions, please message us or call Angela at 217-494-3115. The Wolf Preserve is located on Boy Scout Trail near Petersburg, just down the hill from Broc More…