Celebrate Summer Solstice week by volunteering with TWI for a sunset seed collection event! On Friday, June 26 from 6 to 8pm TWI staff and volunteers will collect seeds at the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge’s restored prairie and wetland ecosystems. The seed harvested by volunteers will later be cleaned, sorted, and planted over the winter in areas of the Refuge that are being restored. This is an important way you can participate in restoration of this internationally recognized site and its diverse native habitats.

No experience is needed for this fun and easy volunteer activity. Bring your own water bottle and we'll provide gloves and the tools needed for seed collection. Please wear appropriate clothing for fieldwork (e.g., long pants, closed-toe shoes, and weather appropriate layers). Children 16 years old or younger must be accompanied by a parent or other chaperone.

Meet at 6pm at the northern parking lot for the Marquis Oak Ridge Trail. Click here for a map of the Dixon Refuge, located just south of Hennepin, Illinois, off Route 26.

Please email twi@wetlands-initiative.org if you plan to attend.