Our Mission: Protect and Enhance the historic Hillmoor land and waterway, with the intent it will become a sustainable public and recreational resource, benefiting the community and visitors of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, for this day and all days to come.
Help us make Hillmoor more enjoyable
Thursday, April 23 and Saturday, April 25
10 am – Noon
Meet at parking lot on Main Street
Help us clean up the paths and frontage on Hillmoor. Bring gloves, wear good shoes for wet terrain, bring tools if you have some (we’ll have rakes, saws, shovels on hand to use).
Saturday, May 2 • 10 am – 6 pm
Hillmoor Main Entrance
One FREE pot per child
Kids are invited to create a flower pot for the mother in their life. Pots, dirt and small plants will be provided for kids to assemble and share.
Here is a list of some of the upcoming spring sales where you can find native plants. Let us know if we’ve left out one of your favorites. Please check the links for updated information.
May 1 (orders due) for May 23 pickup
Native plant sale
Geneva Lakes Conservancy •. Fontana
May 8-9 8am-
Native plant sale
Friends of North Prairie Gardens • North Prairie
May 9-10
Native plant sale, pre-order or attend
Friends of the Monarch Trail • West Allis
May 16
Native Plant Sale in the Tent
UW Arboretum • Madison
May 23 9am-1pm
Native plant sale
Urban Ecology Center •. Milwaukee
May 30-31 10am-3:30pm
In person sale
Friends of Wehr Nature Center •. Franklin
We’re Working with the Avian Committee on Little Stream Project
Thanks in large part to our member Betty Volquardsen, the Avian Committee has won a small grant for native bird-friendly plants to put along the small stream that runs under Hwy 50 onto the front of Hillmoor (section 2 above) to attract bug and bird diversity on HIllmoor.
Along with the grant, the Friends have promised to help with the cost of preparing the land for the plantings.
Please help us pay for this excavation. We need to raise at least $500 to complete this work.
Use this link to our donation site to help.
We’ll be planting native plants in the front garden in may
We’ve got plants on order and are collecting water in our rainbarrels in anticipation of a future with a lovely garden at the entrance to the walking paths. Sign up to help us at the end of May as weather allows.
We’re making it easier to support the Friends. You can use this link. It is located in the “Donate” link in the menu.
The Hillmoor Commission is making great strides in developing a plan for the property. They have a newsletter (monthly or as needed) with updates and information, and a link to a Comment Page where you can voice your opinions, ideas and concerns. This link takes you to the City’s website page dedicated to the Commission.
We’ve been gathering information on how to make your yard a haven for you and the creatures that inhabit our world. See our page on landscape, plant, and natural ideas.
Hillmoor video drone footage taken by Academy Award winner Dieter Sturm, summer of 2022
The paths of Hillmoor are a bit rough, but the sites are beautiful.
If you go, please take photos and share on our Facebook page.
Sign up to be on our mailing list, or send us a message. Let us know if you are interested in attending our meetings, helping with our events, or supporting with funding.
