"If you plant them, they will come," said Marilyn Andress, a volunteer with Guardians of the Prairie and Forest nonprofit.Â
Western Illinois University Quad-Cities' native campus garden on Friday, April 19, 2024.Â
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Plants on display at the second-annual Plants, Paths and Pizza event at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities, hosted in conjunction with Wild Ones and the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center, on Friday, April 19, 2024.Â
Community members learn some yoga moves at the second-annual Plants, Paths and Pizza event at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities, hosted in conjunction with Wild Ones and the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Community members learn about native herbs at the second-annual Plants, Paths and Pizza event at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities, hosted in conjunction with Wild Ones and the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center on Friday, April 19, 2024.Â
Community members meet the local "Piglet Pups" at the second-annual Plants, Paths and Pizza event at Western Illinois University Quad-Cities, hosted in conjunction with Wild Ones and the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center, on Friday, April 19, 2024.Â
Community members walk through Western Illinois University Quad-Cities' native campus garden at the second-annual Plants, Paths and Pizza event on Friday, April 19, 2024, hosted in conjunction with Wild Ones and the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center.Â
The City of Bloomington is working to bring back native flowers and grass to help with erosion, water filtration and native animals. Also, it just looks pretty!
Photos: GET LIT at WIU-QC
Bettendorf senior Corey Dixon shows off a painting entitled "Black History Through the Ages" at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline. Â
Zafirah Hassan, of Rock Island High School, reads a piece she wrote on Palestine at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline. Â
Guests watch a fellow student perform at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT Writing and Art Contest on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
Students pet emotional support dogs at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
A piece of artwork sits on display at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
United Township's Rilynn Birdsle reads her written piece at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline. Â
A guest claps after a presentation at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
Artwork sits on display at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline. Â
Moline's Bryan Viyegbe reads a poem at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
Moline Junior Lauren Glessner reads a personal poem at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
Bettendorf senior Corey Dixon shows off a painting entitled "Black History Through the Ages" at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT Writing and Art Contest on Thursday, April 4, in Moline. Â
Rock Island's Lyn Kress reads a poem at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline.Â
Bettendorf senior Corey Dixon shows off a painting entitled "Black History Through the Ages" at WIU-Quad Cities' GET LIT on Thursday, April 4, in Moline. Â
Bettendorf's Venus Ogles explains an art piece she sketched at WIU's GET LIT.Â
Sophomore Maya Boehle, of Moline High School, reads a personal piece at WIU's GET LIT.
