Want to support Sycamore Land Trust's Native Plant Nursery through meaningful, hands-on volunteer work? Join us for a seed collection workday at Touch the Earth Natural Area. We'll gather native seeds from the restored meadow, selecting species based on what is ready for harvest at the time of the event. The seeds collected will be […]
Help restore natural areas! As NICHES staff and volunteers restore habitats and remove invasive plant species from our preserves, we can help reduce reinvasion and rebuild biodiversity by collecting locally sourced native seeds for habitat restoration. For this year’s effort, we will be hosting seed collection workdays every Friday (1:00 pm -4:00 pm) between July 31st […]
Mindful Birding is a practice combining mindfulness with the joy of birding. Join us for our second "Land Trust Days" event of 2026! Michelle Morton, Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, will lead us through an introduction to "Mindful Birding". Mindful Birding is a practice combining mindfulness with the joy of birding. Connect with the natural […]
Want to support Sycamore Land Trust's Native Plant Nursery through meaningful, hands-on volunteer work? Join us for a seed collection workday at Powell Preserve. We'll gather native seeds from the […]
Calling all Little Hikers! Get ready to adventure at Canyon Forest Nature Preserve where the walls are made of ancient sandstone and the forest is full of surprises! During this […]
Help restore natural areas! As NICHES staff and volunteers restore habitats and remove invasive plant species from our preserves, we can help reduce reinvasion and rebuild biodiversity by collecting locally […]
Join NICHES Land Trust at Clegg Memorial Garden for our Phenology Hike series to track seasonal changes in plants throughout the 2026 growing season. Phenology is the study of seasonal patterns […]
Celebrate the arrival of autumn with an evening hike through the preserve. We’ll explore how shorter days and cooler temperatures influence the behavior of local wildlife, learn about nocturnal animals […]
October Big Day is here: a global day of birding where people around the world head outside to see, hear, and record as many bird species as possible! Join Sycamore […]
Join Ouabache Land Conservancy for an easy 1-mile hike where participants will learn how to identify many of the 34+ species of trees growing at Whitaker Woods Nature Preserve.
Join Shirley Heinze Land Trust for the third hike in our seasonal Phenology Hike series with a guided fall walk exploring the changing rhythms of the natural world as autumn […]