Thank you for your support! Our native plant sale events have concluded for the year.
Because of your amazing generosity and concern for nature, you purchased almost 30,000 native plants, trees and shrubs this year, generating over $90,000 in gross sales and $50,000 in net proceeds...proceeds that will go towards land stewardship and natural area restoration in our Will County forest preserves!
Support The Nature Foundation of Will County's Native Plant Sale Events and Invest in Nature! When you support our native plant sale events, not only do you take steps to create healthy habitat for butterflies, birds, bees and other wildlife, but your purchase also supports a variety of land stewardship programs and natural area restoration projects in our Will County forest preserves. Over the years, your native plant purchases have helped to restore thousands of acres of natural areas in Will County, improving the health and vitality of our local ecosystems.
Because of your amazing generosity and concern for nature, you purchased almost 30,000 native plants, trees and shrubs this year, generating over $90,000 in gross sales and $50,000 in net proceeds...proceeds that will go towards land stewardship and natural area restoration in our Will County forest preserves!
Support The Nature Foundation of Will County's Native Plant Sale Events and Invest in Nature! When you support our native plant sale events, not only do you take steps to create healthy habitat for butterflies, birds, bees and other wildlife, but your purchase also supports a variety of land stewardship programs and natural area restoration projects in our Will County forest preserves. Over the years, your native plant purchases have helped to restore thousands of acres of natural areas in Will County, improving the health and vitality of our local ecosystems.
Keystone Native Trees & ShrubsNative plants are important because they have formed symbiotic relationships with wildlife, including pollinators, over millions of years. Their intentional use in any garden creates the most productive and sustainable wildlife habitat. Keystone plants are natives that are essential because they support 90% of the caterpillar species that enable terrestrial birds to reproduce, as well as all of our specialist native bee species.
Bring your garden to life with these keystone natives:
Get inspired! Check out our Learn & Grow page to register for one of our free native plant seminars or download a variety of plant lists, garden design ideas, and other resources!
Connect with us! Email is best. If you need to reach us with questions or concerns, please contact us at willcountynature@fpdwc.org.
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Download the Summer Blooms Updated Plant List! (7/25/2023)
Check out our updated tree and shrub (9/26/2023) list now! 
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Why Native Plants?
Aside from their beauty, native plants are extremely functional and have many benefits according to our friends at the Pizzo Native Plant Nursery.
If you want to create and enjoy a landscape or natural area filled with butterflies, pollinators, songbirds and wildlife, native plants are the way to go!
Natives require no pesticides and no fertilizer.
Natives have extensive root systems and do not need additional watering once they are established. The root systems also prevent soil erosion and increase the soil's capacity to hold water.
Native plants improve air quality by sequestering CO2 in the soil through photosynthesis. Once established, native need less maintenance, so less CO2 is emitted in maintaining native plantings.
Natives are food and shelter to our wildlife. Non-native species do not support local pollinators because they have not evolved together.
If you want to create and enjoy a landscape or natural area filled with butterflies, pollinators, songbirds and wildlife, native plants are the way to go!
Natives require no pesticides and no fertilizer.
Natives have extensive root systems and do not need additional watering once they are established. The root systems also prevent soil erosion and increase the soil's capacity to hold water.
Native plants improve air quality by sequestering CO2 in the soil through photosynthesis. Once established, native need less maintenance, so less CO2 is emitted in maintaining native plantings.
Natives are food and shelter to our wildlife. Non-native species do not support local pollinators because they have not evolved together.
OUR INVEST IN NATURE PARTNERS
This year's Native Plant Sale Events and the Learn & Grow Seminars would not be possible without the generous support from the business community. These partners invest in nature and share in our efforts to support Forest Preserve District and Nature Foundation programs and initiatives that protect nature, inspire discovery, and bring people and nature together. Thank you!
Enbridge, Brent Hassert Consulting LLC, Nicor, Pizzo & Associates LTD, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, PuroClean of Romeoville, CBBE, JULIE Inc., KGG LLC, A.J. Dralle Inc, Strand Associates, Village of Romeoville, and Uni-Max Management Corporation.
Enbridge, Brent Hassert Consulting LLC, Nicor, Pizzo & Associates LTD, Pizzo Native Plant Nursery, PuroClean of Romeoville, CBBE, JULIE Inc., KGG LLC, A.J. Dralle Inc, Strand Associates, Village of Romeoville, and Uni-Max Management Corporation.
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Video: Watch bumblebees foraging on wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) in a home garden. Click on arrows to enlarge.
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Video: Watch bumblebees foraging on butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) in a native plant garden. Click on arrows to enlarge.
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