International Bog Day - Volo Bog

Please join us!
International Bog Day

at Volo Bog State Natural Area!

Celebrating Bogs Around the World

Sunday, July 26 Open House LNCI! Noon - 4 p.m.

IBD is celebrated in Europe and Canada... We were the first (in 2008) to bring IBD to the U.S.!

Sponsored by Friends of Volo Bog - visit www.FriendsofVoloBog.org


12 Noon- 1 pm Summer Bog Art Show, Silent Auction (Bidding open now - Bidding closes at 1:00 p.m. Sunday) and Artists’ Reception

1- 4 pm Music & Stories

Mike Reichart plays Native American Flutes & teams up with Storyteller Andy Talley to bring us an afternoon celebration of Nature and Bogs!

1- 4 pm Bog Crafts for Kids

Upstairs &/or Picnic Shelter, depending on Weather


45 minute... Guided Bog Tours

11 am 11:45 am 1 pm 1:45 pm 2:45 pm


12 - 4 pm Meet live "Bog Dogs" in the Picnic Area. - Norwegian Elkhound remains have been preserved for over 5,000 years in European Bogs! Meet some of today's dogs!

Summer Bog Art Show
at Volo Bog State Natural Area's International Bog Day Celebration

Over 20 artists stepped up to the challenge to capture the essence of bogs around the world in Volo Bog’s Second Annual Summer Bog Art Show. The show helps promote local artists while increasing awareness of the world’s unique bog ecosystems.

The works, which include paintings, photography and three-dimensional pieces, are available for sale through a silent auction. Ten percent of the proceeds will go to the Friends of Volo Bog. Viewing and bidding is open (during Visitor Center hours of Wednesday - Sunday from 9 am - 3 pm) through 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 26. An artist's reception, to be held as part of Volo Bog's International Bog Day celebration, is scheduled for Sunday, July 26 from Noon - 1 p.m. with bidding closing at 1 p.m. Winners will then be announced throughout the afternoon between music and storytelling until 4 p.m.

Established in Scotland in 1989, International Bog Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday every July. Volo Bog State Natural Area was the first to bring International Bog Day to the United States in 2008.
Volo Bog State Natural Area is an Illinois Department of Natural Resources site located in Ingleside, Illinois west of U.S. Highway 12 between state highways 120 and 134. Guided tours of Volo Bog are held most Saturdays and Sundays at 11 am and 1pm for individuals and small groups of nine or fewer. The Friends of Volo Bog is a 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to supporting the site. For more information, phone 815-344-1294 or visit Volo Bog at www.FriendsofVoloBog.org or http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R2/VOLOBOG.HTM

Stacy L. Iwanicki
Natural Resources (Education) Coordinator
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Volo Bog State Natural Area
28478 W. Brandenburg Road
Ingleside, IL 60041
815-344-1294
dnr.volobog@illinois.gov
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/interprt/volo/volobog.htm
and
Moraine Hills State Park
1510 South River Road
McHenry, IL 60051
(Contact through VBSNA)
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