Native Trees and Shrubs Presentation – 3/24

Native Trees and Shrubs Thursday, March 24 Annamarie Lukes, Meredith Tucker, and Sarah Hoban, Citizens for Conservation As part of CFC’s Community Education series, we will be leading a discussion to help people decide on which trees and shrubs they should purchase at the upcoming Native Plant Sale in May. The meeting will take place at 7 pm on 3/24, at the …

Seed Mixing and Volunteer Appreciation Day

With our gratitude and appreciation, Please join Citizens for Conservation and other restoration volunteers on Saturday, November 7 at CFC from 9:00 -11:00 a.m. for the annual Seed Mixing Day.   Meet at our headquarters building 459 W. IL Rt. 22, Lake Barrington, IL 60020. After the mixing activities, we will celebrate our volunteers’ help with a light buffet from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  RSVPs would …

Citizens for Conservation Celebrates Barrington’s 150th Birthday

In celebration of Barrington’s Sesquicentennial year, CFC’s board of directors has set goals this year of 150 in many of our major functions. We intend to add 150 hours of restoration volunteer time to last year’s record-setting 3500 hours! CFC is committed to helping save an average of 150 acres of ecologically valuable land in the Barrington area per year …