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Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve

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Do you enjoy getting out into nature, hiking, relaxing, learning, exploring?? The Western Illinois N

10/22/2026

🌱 Ready to add more native plants to your landscape?
Join us for the Native Seed Share on October 31, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., at Owsley Wildlands in Macomb! Registration required to receive address and directions.
Whether you're just getting started with native gardening or looking for a specific species, this beginner-friendly event is a great opportunity to exchange seeds, get expert advice, and connect with fellow plant enthusiasts. Best of all, you don't need to bring seeds to receive any.
Bring a lunch to enjoy while talking with other native plant enthusiasts as you explore Illinois' native plant diversity and find inspiration for your landscape.
📍 Owsley Wildlands, 3022 W. Jackson, Macomb
📝 Register: https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/.../native...

09/30/2026

Reminder, we are closed From Oct. 1-31 and Dec. 1-15.

09/15/2026

Here is the last one of the year, "January Sunrise", watercolor, framed by Frameworks, 37 x 29".
It was the winter scene looking east of my folks' house, which is now Fasil's house, in front of Blackthorn.
Considering the effort and size, we will start at $20?

Thanks,
Ron

09/02/2026

We are changing the time of the hike this Saturday, Sept. 5, to 8am to beat the heat. This hike will be lead by Autumn Chapin. I'm sure it's lush and lovely after all the rain we had recently. Enjoy! Hydrate!

08/31/2026

Art Auction #9 for 2026 is "Stay Off When Wet," oil, unframed, 16 x 20". It is a dead end road northeast of Monmouth that crosses Cedar Creek. Someone had been on it when it was wet, thus the tracks. Starting bid is $15. Leave your bid in the comments here. The auction will close Sept. 14 at midnight. Thank you to Ron Hunt for his art donations and to all who bid!

08/08/2026

Art Auction Deal of the Century! Here is a deal! Three for $15 starting bid: "Surveying the Kingdom," 10 x 8", pastel; "Bales in Fog," 12 x 11", pastel, and "Blackkitty," 7.5 x 8" oil. Leave your bid in the comments. Again, our appreciation goes to Ron Hun, Artist. Bids close at midnight August 16.

08/01/2026

Our Wildflower Hike is cancelled for August 1, 2026 due to weather. See you in 2 weeks.

07/20/2026

Art Auction 2026 Item #7 "Fertile Skies", an oil on canvas, 25 x 20", framed. It is a scene from the Alexis blacktop, not far south of town, looking east. There were tower clouds that day as I drove by there. Leave your bid in the comments below. Starting bid is $15. Auction closes August 2, 2026 at midnight. Thank you for another beauty, Ron!

07/19/2026

Lots of nature's beauty on the Wildflower Hike at Blackthorn Hill Nature Preserve yesterday morning. Thanks to Tony Kloppenborg for his leadership and knowledge. It's so fun to hike and learn from you!

07/06/2026

Here is the next painting for the auction. It is "We Were All New, Once," a watercolor, 15 x 13", the subject being a barn several miles west of Rushville, just down the road from the Shiloh Church, a country church much photographed. Bids start at $15. Just leave your bid in the comments here before July 19 at midnight. Thank you!

Address

1590 Angling Road Highway 4
Alexis, IL
61412

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 7pm
Tuesday	7am - 7pm
Wednesday	7am - 7pm
Thursday	7am - 7pm
Friday	7am - 7pm
Saturday	7am - 7pm
Sunday	7am - 7pm

Telephone

+13093379020

Website

http://www.blackthornhill.org/

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