Menard County Trails & Greenways
Ways to Discovery!
Join some adult-only fun at the Sip n’ Sow Workshop! Sip a glass of wine and sow some native flower seeds for your summer garden. Native plants attract pollinators and serve as butterfly host plants, including many species growing on the square in Petersburg. See details HERE.
Are you concerned with honeysuckle and other invasive plant species that have invaded the understory of your woodland or your yard? Would you like to know more about invasive species control? Have you noticed a group of volunteers clearing honeysuckle on Cardinal Ridge at New Salem and wondered what’s going on? If you answered yes …
Join us for the Adopt-a-Highway cleanup on Saturday, March 11 at 9:00 AM. With a full crew it should only take about an hour. Meet at the main entrance to New Salem off Rte. 97 at 9:00 AM to take care of our 2-mile IDOT Adopt-A-Highway segment that runs from the south edge of New …
Trails & Greenways will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. Sign in at Hurie Park at 9:00 AM. We'll be sending teams out to clean up litter at area parks and other areas in need around town. Everyone who signs in will get a chance to win cool prizes!! Trash bags and disposable gloves …
Trails & Greenways will be celebrating National Trails Day with a guided hike on the easy-going 1-mile long Cardinal Ridge Trail to explain the habitat restoration project, view the progress to date, and enjoy the plants and animals that call the forest their home. We'll depart from the parking lot on top of the hill …
