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Get on the Map!

Every yard, large or small, can provide valuable natural habitat. Native plant garden choices include rain gardens, butterfly gardens, native plant borders, stop-over habitats for migrating birds, woodland gardens or formal plantings using natives.

Backyard native plant gardening is an important component of noted naturalist Doug Tallamy’s vision which he calls a “Backyard National Park”, eventually covering millions of acres. The WPPC invites and encourages you to tell us about your backyard garden so we can demonstrate patterns, numbers and sizes of properties that are already sharing in this effort.

Add your garden to the map!

This mapping project is an important tool to reveal locations, pathways and connectedness of properties with native plantings. It also identifies where there are gaps. The WPPC’s map has become integrated into a larger, Chicago area-wide map as part of the Chicago Living Corridors.

There is significant national interest in Tallamy’s habitat corridor concept. This budding Chicagoland region-wide initiative could serve as an example and inspiration for the rest of the country!

Help make this vision a reality, add your garden, large or small, to the WPPC Garden Mapping Project map! Tell us about your backyard native garden by downloading and returning our questionnaire today.

Events Calendar

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  • July 2025

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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

WPPC Annual Meeting

The WPPC
July 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

WPPC Annual Meeting

The WPPC's Annual Meeting will be Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7pm in the McHenry County College Commons area.  The major topic of discussion will be the Executive Board elections.  The public is welcome, but only WPPC voting members may vote on proposals or elections.

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Walk on the Wild Side, Sunday, July 20, 2025, The Property of Mike Gallery & Donna Hriljac, 11am & 1pm

July 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Walk on the Wild Side, Sunday, July 20, 2025, The Property of Mike Gallery & Donna Hriljac, 11am & 1pm

Description:     Please join us for a tour of a 2+ acre restored prairie in Bull Valley!  The walk will be on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at the property of Mike Gallery and Donna Hriljac.  Walks will begin at 11am and 1pm.  Mike and Donna write:  Our prairie restoration work […]

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Walk on the Wild Side, The Property of Kathy & Ders Anderson, Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11am & 1:30pm

August 2 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Walk on the Wild Side, The Property of Kathy & Ders Anderson, Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11am & 1:30pm

Description:   The Anderson restoration was started in 1981 and over the years spread to 1 ½ acres. Cows heading out to pasture in the 100+ years previously left a field of Hungarian Brome and an eroded wetland. Now the site includes a variety of mesic prairie, sedge meadow, fen, cattail […]

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July 17
July 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

WPPC Annual Meeting

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July 20
July 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Walk on the Wild Side, Sunday, July 20, 2025, The Property of Mike Gallery & Donna Hriljac, 11am & 1pm

August 2
August 2 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Walk on the Wild Side, The Property of Kathy & Ders Anderson, Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11am & 1:30pm

July 20
July 20 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Walk on the Wild Side, Sunday, July 20, 2025, The Property of Mike Gallery & Donna Hriljac, 11am & 1pm

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August 2
August 2 @ 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

Walk on the Wild Side, The Property of Kathy & Ders Anderson, Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11am & 1:30pm

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