Woodlawn Cemetery

04/03/2026

Are you joining us for Edwardsville Earth Day Festival on April 18 on Bike?

Start the day by joining the community bike ride to the Watershed Nature Center. The ride departs from Richard’s Woods at 9:30 a.m., with additional join points along the route using the Bike Bus model organized by the Edwardsville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.

The ride is free and open to all skill levels. See the event registration for more details.

Bike Ride Registration: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pedal-to-the-watershed-earth-day-bike-ride

Earth Day Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DcwmZUSM9/

04/03/2026

The wildflowers are popping.

04/03/2026

Cemetery deer

03/15/2026

We are planning the next Woodlawn Cemetery Memorial Day Service.
Do you know anyone that would like to be our guest speaker?

03/14/2026

The sunsets at Woodlawn are spectacular!

03/14/2026

There are so many deer at Woodlawn. They tend to come out right at dusk. They aren’t very afraid of people either. You can get pretty close to get some good pictures.

02/23/2026

Save the date for Edwardsville Earth Day Festival at the Watershed on April 18 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. This year's theme is Pedal To the Watershed!

Join this family friendly Earth Day event by exploring the Nature Preserve in ways never before while visiting with tons of local groups, organizations, and businesses who share Earth Day Values.

Follow our event page (link in comment) to keep up with all the news and visit our Earth Day Website to learn more. https://naturepreservefoundation.org/earth-day/

Event Highlights include:
Live Music
Food and Drinks
Picnic Areas (bring blanks or lawn chairs!)
Native Plant Sale
Free Native Tree Giveaway
Join us by Bike on our Free Community Bike Ride
Goat Yoga
Mindfulness in Nature
Guided Nature Hikes
Bird Walks
Youth Discovery Days
Learn about composting & local sustainable living
And much more!

Nature Preserve Foundation is proud to be in partnership with Edwardsville's Bike Pedestrian and Advisory Committee and Good Dirt Composting Collective!

09/08/2025

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/voices-of-our-past

🎉 COME HEAR THE VOICES! 🎉On Saturday, September 27th, Woodlawn Cemetery will host its annual fundraiser, "Voices of Our Past".Woodlawn docents will lead guests on an hour-long walking tour of the historic cemetery grounds that includes graveside re-enactments of members of some of Edwardsville...