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SUMMARY:Walk on the Wild Side\, Christ the King Church and the Shiel Property\, Saturday\, August 22\, 2026\, 10:30am
DESCRIPTION:Description:  Two walks in one!  We’ll start off at Christ the King Church in Wonder Lake\, and afterwards will move a half a mile to the property of John Shiel\, who was involved with restoring the church property.  John writes of the church prairie:  What if 20 years of relaxed restoration work on an old pastured farmstead suddenly yielded an insight?  A discovery? An epiphany? An overlooked plant species reveals itself\, and then its friends?  It says “no way you put me here!  I been here longer than people!”  Then\, the whole crashing realization that you’ve been burning and seeding and clearing and walking on virgin soil all this time??  St. Francis Prairie is that place.  That story.  2.5 acres on the 23 acre site of a church built in 1959 in Wonder Lake.  We took prairie seed from my yard for those 20 years and so\, part two of the walk is half a mile away at my quarter acre natural yard\, born 1989.\n\nThis is not an open house.  The guided walk led by John will start at the church at 10:30am.  All WPPC Walks on the Wild Side are free of charge and no pre-registration is required.\n\nDirections:  From Rt 120\, turn north on E. Wonder Lake Rd.  Turn right on Hancock Dr\, then left on  E. Wonder Lake Rd.  The church will be on the right.  Christ the King Church  5006 E. Wonder Lake Rd\, Wonder Lake.  Following this tour\, we will tour the property of John Shiel.   4707 Winnebago Dr\, Wonder Lake.\n\n             
URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walk-on-the-wild-side-christ-the-king-church-and-the-shiel-property-saturday-august-22-2026-1030am/
LOCATION:Christ the King Parish\, 5006 East Wonder Lake Road\, Wonder Lake\, IL\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org
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