Grab your trusty gardening notebook. Pre-order pick up and members-only sale are May 3 for the annual CFC Spring Native Plant, Tree, and Shrub Sale. We are excited to host the sale at Hill ‘N Dale again this year! Learn more.
Barrington Area Spring Bird Walks & Hikes 2024
We are excited to once again sponsor this fabulous series of local bird watching adventures! Track spring migration with Barrington naturalists Wendy Paulson, Barb Karon, and Laura Simpson.Walks are free and open to the public. Spaces are limited and registration is required.Bring binoculars (and insect repellent if desired) and dress for the weather. See full list dates and view details. …
Calling all ‘4th Graders on the Prairie’ volunteers
We hope you will consider volunteering in the prairie this September! 4th Graders on the Prairie is an award-winning collaboration between Barrington District 220 and Citizens for Conservation. All eight elementary schools in the district participate, and many volunteers are needed. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the value of our work with future land stewards. Contact us to volunteer …
RSVP for Volunteer Work Events
Reservations are no longer required to participate in our weekly work events. However, to facilitate planning for the day’s activities, Kevin would appreciate advance notice on the number of attendees. Therefore, if you intend to join a workday, please email [email protected] to let him know you will be attending. Feel free to wear a face mask, if that will make you …
2020 Summer Interships – Application Opens
CFC is currently accepting applications for our 2020 summer intern program. This popular internship is a 10-week paid program for college students, in the environmental sciences, and one week paid program for high school students. Each program provides hands-on experience in restoration management methods and techniques. Many interns have gone on to successful careers in environmental fields. More info and …
2020 Community Education Schedule Announced
Registration and more information on events calendar.
1/18 One Drop at a Time – Program
Sustainable and beneficial storm water management practices for residential yards will be discussed at this 1/18/2020 educational session. Speaker is Marcus de la fleur, owner and landscape architect of de la fleur LLC in Chicago. He has contributed to the design and management of multiple sustainable projects including LEED registered or certified projects. More information, registration, location details HERE.
Spring Creek Seed Distribution
Join in to help improve this special habitat for birds, wildlife and people at Spring Creek Preserve. We will be collecting native seeds, adding them to barrels of specially mixed seeds and then sowing the seeds. Saturday 11/09, 9am – noon. Meet at the CFC Farmhouse to carpool or at the Penny Road Pond parking lot: Penny Road between Healy …
10/26 Training – Audubon Bird Count
Recent articles reported that bird populations in North America have decreased by 3 billion birds, 29%, since 1970. How do we know this? Thanks to decades of volunteer citizen scientist birders doing annual coordinated bird counts. Bird populations shifts are an indication of the health of ecosystems and impacts on nature over time. Check out the shift of your favorite …
Fall Color Hike at Flint Creek Savanna
Leader: Jim Vanderpoel Announcement Dive deep into the wilds of Northwest Cook/Southwest Lake counties with the Barrington Greenway Initiative’s Explore and Restore series coming to a forest preserve near you! Northwest Cook and Southwest Lake counties contain over 16,000 acres of forest preserves, one of the highest concentrations of publicly owned lands in the region. These forest preserves, among the …