… to Mike, Kent, Peggy, Pete, and Eric for helping out at the Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary Workday today! We got so much accomplished!
Open House!
Join Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary next weekend for an opportunity to learn about birds, wetlands, and prairies on this beautiful 100-acre site, just west of Springfield.
Reminder!
Just a reminder that next Saturday, May 27, 9:00 am to noon, we are hosting a workday. The FOSV headquarters at the Gudmundson Wildlife Preserve located at 4506 Chinquipin Road, Springfield, IL 62707 is looking great! A bird feeding station, native plantings, and other improvements and additions have taken place! We need your help to continue the great transformation-from mowing to weeding to cleaning and organizing. If you have a weed whacker please bring along. This is a great opportunity to get outside and meet like-minded people!
We are planning several upcoming events including a summer solstice celebration in June, open house and garden party in July, and more! If you have questions, call Angela Funk at 217-494-3115 or email fosvexecutivedirector@gmail.com.
If you would like to be added to our email contact list for workdays, events, and other opportunities, please email fosvexecutivedirector@gmail.com.
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Birds Observed at Feeder
Just a few minutes watching the feeders and listening in the yard at the Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary today… Northern Orioles, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Gray Catbird, Wood Thrushes, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, a Belted Kingfisher, and so much more!
FOSV Newsletter
We’re working on the next edition of the FOSV newsletter and we’d love to share some nature photos taken by our members! If you have any photos you’d like other folks to see, please contact Chris Wills at chrisbwills@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Gudmundson Wildlife Sanctuary Workday
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023 AT 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
4506 Chinquipin Road, Springfield, IL 62707
The FOSV headquarters at the Gudmundson Wildlife Preserve located at 4506 Chinquipin Road, Springfield, IL 62707 is looking great! A bird feeding station, native plantings, and other improvements and additions have taken place! We need your help to continue the great transformation-from mowing to weeding to cleaning and organizing.
We are planning several upcoming events including a summer solstice celebration in June, open house and garden party in July, and more!
If you would like to be added to our email contact list for workdays, events, and other opportunities, please email fosvexecutivedirector@gmail.com.
NPR Illinois Interview with Vern LaGesse
Friends of Sangamon Valley works to restore Illinois natural habitat and remove invasive species | Community Voices – June 3, 2022
https://www.nprillinois.org/community-voices/2022-06-03/friends-of-sangamon-valley-works-to-restore-illinois-natural-habitat-and-remove-invasive-species-community-voices?fbclid=IwAR0ql-nlcpkXZSin1EypEwUYGmyGJWYGFq_HPkCkdYY0QtKt90t4Tw5VH5A
Prairie Days 2022
Spring/Summer 2022 Newsletter (Volume 23, Issue 2)
Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary – Wetland Basins Hydrology and Water Quality Summary Report 2 (2020-2021)
Thanks to the work of Friends of Sangamon Valley‘s Vern LaGesse, Charlene Falco, Nick Klobuchar, Jeanne Handy, and Krystle Adams with the Lochmueller Group’s Joe Bartletti and Bryan Cross, a wetland hydrology and water quality report has been completed for the wetlands at Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary.
The cascading series of wetlands have been shown to remove nitrogen and phosphorus at rates exceeding 70-80 percent, and exceeding 50 percent during storms. The system also retains stormwater to provide downstream flood reduction in the Lake Springfield watershed.
Read all the details in the report …
Friends of the Sangamon Valley 