June 20, 2009 - Saturday Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. LIMITED TRIP, OPEN ONLY to the first 15 to sign up. Bird one the best places in the Chicago area to see upland sandpipers. Meet at 7:45 a.m. at the Midewin Welcome Center located at 30239 South State Rt. 53 in Wilmington, IL to organize a car pool into Midewin at 8:00 a.m. with an interpretive naturalist. Trip will last approximately 2.5 hours. Dress appropriately for ticks and weather. More info (and directions) at: http://www.fs.fed.us/mntp/visiting/tours.htm. RSVP to Jeanette Jaskula, 847-869-4671 or jmjaskula@yahoo.com.