Opportunities for You - Dates to Remember

· March 1 – DEADLINE FOR TRAIL GRANT APPLICATIONS. Call 217-782-7481 for Info.

· March 2 – Natural Land Institute Volunteer Open House @ 320 South Third St. in Rockford 4 to 6:00 p.m.

· March 5 – Mayor’s Preview Party at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier.

· March 9 – BRATS Meeting at Wheaton Park Dist. Community Center at 7:30 p.m.

· March 9 & 10 – LOBBY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD sponsored by Illinois Environmental Council

· March 10 – RMAP 2040 Long Range Plan Public Meeting at 313 N. Main St. in Rockford, 11 am to 5 p.m.

· March 11 – RMAP 2040 Long Range Plan Public Meeting at Belvidere City Hall 11 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.

· March 11 – RMAP 2040 Long Range Plan Public Meeting at Machesney Park Village Hall 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

· March 13 – Trailnet 2010 ride season kick off with Beans, Brews & Bikes. 6:00-9:00 at Moto Museum.

· March 23 – NATURAL LAND INSTITUTE ANNUAL meeting at Cliffbreakers Restaurant in Rockford at 6:00 p.m.

· April 9 – 2010 Parks Ball at the South Shore Cultural Center. Call 312-857-2757 Ext 11 for Info

· April 10 – LONG PRAIRIE TRAIL CLEANUP Meet in Poplar Grove at Trail Stop at 8:30 a.m.

· April 13 – CONSERVATION CONGRESS in Springfield http://dnr.state.il.us/nrab/cc.htm

· April 17 – 2010 Redbud Ride in London Kentucky. Register at rodney1187@hotmail.com

· April 27 – Friend of the Parks Earth Day Parks & Preserves Cleanup 9:00-Noon

· April 24 – Boone County Conservation District Green Ball

· April 24 – Boone County Wheel-A-Thon at Apollo Activity Center in Belvidere, Illinois

· April 24 – ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH TRAIL CLEANUP 9:00 until Noon Contact Rbartel399@comcast.net

· April 26 – Earth Day Event at Rock Valley College in Rockford Contact r.Snodgrass@rockvalleycollege.edu

· May & June 2010 – 10^th Anniversary Celebrations of the GIT GRAND ILLINOIS TRAIL

· June 5 – NATIONAL TRAILS DAY event at Waterfall Glen sponsored by DuPage County Forest Preserve.

· June 5 – Indiana-Illinois bike trail connection Event. Contact is at http://www.cc4cc.org for more info.

· June 12-13 – TOUR DE FARMS RIDE See BIKEMSILLINOIS.ORG for more information

· June 12-13 – TOMRV, QuadCities BC

· June 13-18, 2010 GITAP RIDE – Contact Chuck Oestrich @ chuckace2@gmail.com for information.

· June 19-20 – NATIONAL 24 HOUR CHALLENGE BICYCLE RIDE. IN Middleville, Michigan. Call 616-656-0275

· June 20 – Ride the River, River Action

· June 27 – 41^st Annual Swedish Days Ride sponsored by Fox Valley Bicycle and Ski Club. fvbsclub@hotmail.com

· August – Quad Cities Marathon

· Nov. 14-17 – 20^th American Trails National Symposium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.