"Saving Living Space for Living Things" through protection, restoration and stewardship of land, conservation of natural resources, and education.

CFC is a 501(c) non-profit organization that serves the greater Barrington area. This area is essentially school district 220 or the Flint Creek watershed. We are one of the few full-service local non-profits that owns land, restores it to native conditions, actively promotes parks and forest preserves, and educates the public on conservation issues that affect them.

     

The heat is easing, and the prairie flowers are moving from full bloom to seed. Soon we will start our annual seed collecting. Come join us on a workday and see the beauty and variety for yourself!

We have the list of nesting birds at Flint Creek available for download in Excel format. This is listed in order by species, as named by the American Birder's Association checklist. The initial bird list was compiled in late spring of 2010 and is based on the personal written records of Jim, Tom and John Vanderpoel. We will keep the list updated with new sightings confirmed by Dave Johnson formerly of the Wild Bird Center.

We're now on Facebook! Give us some feedback as our fan page is new and growing. The website redesign has been making some progress while we continue to look for volunteers with experience in website layout & design. If you can help, please contact CFC or e-mail the webmaster.

We meet at the CFC office at 459 West IL Rt 22 (the farmhouse across from Good Shepherd Hospital) and carpool or walk to the work site which varies from week to week. You do not need to be a member to volunteer or to receive community service hours. View the mapquest link. CAUTION - Google Maps does not currently recognize all variations of this address correctly. We're on the south side of Highway 22, west of 59, east of Kelsey Road. If you get there late, look at the blackboard on the shed for the location of that day's worksite. Maps are available in the foyer of the farmhouse, or print out our map.

Summer is primarily for planting and weeding. Workdays are Thursday and Saturday, 9-11 AM. Sometimes we get wet and/or muddy working in the wetlands, so be dressed for a variety of possibilities, particularly with footwear, although there's often more than one task so we can accomodate some situations. Fall will bring the critical seed-collecting, with extra work days. Details will follow as we approach Autumn.