Western Prairie Audubon

On Saturday August 29th Western Prairie Audubon is leading a Field Trip to Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserves.   Meet up at 8am in Macomb (at the WIUM parking lot west of Godfather’s Pizza) to share rides.  We’ll plan to have lunch after visiting the first 2 sites.  Pioneer cemeteries established by the early settlers in the 1830-1850s retain some of the best natural prairie remnants representative of the original black soil prairie left in the state of Illinois.  We will travel north to Henry County to see Munson and Greenlee cemeteries near Cambridge.  Afterwards we can travel back west to Brownlee and Spring Grove in Mercer and Warren counties.  Access to these cemeteries is relatively easy and only light walking will be required.  However, only one of these cemeteries, Munson has a mowed trail.  The rest will require walking through the tall prairie grasses or viewing the prairie from the roadside.  The prairie should be in full bloom with sunflowers, goldenrods, asters, gentians, and various grasses.  The trip should conclude back in Macomb at around 3-4pm.   Please Call to let us and know your coming 217-256-4732.