# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Spring Wildflower Hike - Sandy Ford Land & Water Reserve
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Explore the beauty of spring wildflowers on a series of guided hikes at natural areas around LaSalle County. Spring ephemeral wildflowers can only be viewed for a brief period of time, between the ground thawing and the forest canopy leafing out. Our Master Naturalist volunteers will guide you through each natural area to search for these rare springtime blooms. Participants of all ages are welcome!

May 3, 2026
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sandy Ford Land & Water Reserve
1399 N 18th Rd #1375
Streator, IL 61364

Register online at go.illinois.edu/SpringWildflowers


For questions or if you need an accommodation to participate, please contact Emily Hansen at emhansen@illinois.edu or 815-433-0707. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/streator/spring-wildflower-hike-sandy-ford-land-and-water-reserve/200029872993247
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/spring-wildflower-hikes?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=streator-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Streator
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Sandy Ford State Park
- **lat**: 41.199948615364
- **long**: -88.89490289946
- **full address**: Sandy Ford State Park, 1861 E 1425th Rd, Streator, IL 61364, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: University of Illinois Extension: Bureau,LaSalle,Marshall & Putnam Counties (https://allevents.in/org/university-of-illinois-extension-bureaulasallemarshall-and-putnam-counties/23443014)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sandy Ford State Park, 1861 E 1425th Rd, Streator, IL 61364, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** University of Illinois Extension: Bureau,LaSalle,Marshall & Putnam Counties
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Spring Wildflower Hike - Sandy Ford Land & Water Reserve ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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