Experienced and new volunteers of all ages are always welcome at Citizens for Conservation’s volunteer workdays. Volunteers work on Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 – 11 a.m. Summer activities include cutting, digging or pulling non-native plants. Meet at CFC’s office, 459 W. Highway 22, Lake Barrington, across from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. Bring work gloves, wear sturdy shoes, bring water …
Acorns to Oaks – youth ed event
Saturday September 16, 2017 1:00 – 3:00 pm Our oaks need help creating new generations of trees! Collect native acorns with CFC volunteers and learn why oak trees are such important natural resources. Elementary / Middle / High School students, $5 each, free to CFC members Click here to register.
CFC’s Fall Tree and Shrub Sale starts August 1
Online ordering for Citizens for Conservation’s annual Fall Native Tree and Shrub Sale begins Tuesday, August 1. Fall is a good time to plant trees and shrubs, when roots can get established before winter’s cold weather. Native trees and shrubs provide the best choices of woody plants because they absorb storm water, can survive our extreme temperatures, don’t need fertilizer …
July Press Releases
Get caught up on all the latest news regarding: CFC Youth Education Series – Seining Illinois Creeks (July 8) & Night Creatures (July 22) Fall Tree and Shrub Sale (August 1) Habitat Corridors – Free Landscape Consultations Summer Workday Volunteers Needed CFC July 2017 Press Releases
May Press Releases
Get caught up on all the latest news regarding: CFC Plant Sale May 6-7 CFC Youth Education Series – Astronomy, Seining, Naturalists Camp Wendy Paulson Bird Walks Habitat Corridors CFC May 2017 Press Releases
March Press Releases
Get caught up on all the latest news regarding: Community Education Series – Benefits of Native Shrubs CFC Youth Education Series – Bird Rehab Center Tour CFC Native Plant Sale CFC Native Garden Program Wendy Paulson Bird Walks Habitat Corridors CFC Winter Workdays CFC March 2017 Press Releases
Allison Sacerdote-Velat – Keynote Speaker for 2017 CFC Annual Mtg.
CFC is pleased to announce Allison Sacerdote-Velat as our keynote speaker for the 46th Annual Meeting. Allison will be delivering a talk titled: “Smooth Greensnake Conservation in Chicago Wilderness”. For more info on the Annual Meeting, click here. Allison’s Bio: Allison Sacerdote-Velat is currently the Curator of Herpetology at the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Previously …