Citizens for Conservation’s restoration volunteers were clearing a newly acquired oak savanna property in Lake Barrington when they made an unusual discovery. What looked like a pile of of shingles was the collapsed roof of a small building erected over an abandoned water well pit. The well, installed in 1937 and likely driven by a windmill in its early years, …
Chicago Wilderness Day of Service
Citizens for Conservation’s September 28th workday – the Chicago Wilderness Day of Service – brought out 44 volunteers who helped collect seed from native plants. The group included school-age children as well as new volunteers as well as CFC members who were attending their first workday. Thanks to all!
Citizens for Conservation Celebrates Flint Creek Savanna’s 25th Anniversary
On a beautiful September Saturday, community members of all ages gathered to celebrate the vision and success that is now Citizens for Conservation’s award winning Flint Creek Savanna, a 131-acre nature preserve abundant with native plant and animal life. Restoration volunteers gathered for an appreciation breakfast before their regular workday and all was in order when Village of Lake Barrington …
Native Plant Sale a Flourishing Success
CFC’s 17th annual Native Plant, Shrub and Tree Sale, held May 4-5th, is now in the record books. Some 15,385 forbs (flowering plants such as queen of the prairie, blood root, butterfly weed, red trillium and spiderwort), grasses and ferns were purchased by gardeners along with 217 shrubs and trees. Knowledgeable CFC volunteers,and successful native gardeners, were at the sale …
Community Ed Receives BACF Grant
Barrington Area Community Foundation (BACF) has provided $1500 in seed money to CFC’s Community Education Committee to help develop its new Habitat Corridors initiative. This innovative new program is in keeping with CFC’s vision and its efforts to acquire and restore contiguous land. The goal is to create habitat for native birds and other struggling plant and animal species. We …
Citizens for Conservation expands Flint Creek Savanna preserve
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Grigsby Prairie 25th Anniversary Resolution
The Village of Barrington Hills authors a resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the dedication of Grigsby Prairie.
CFC Receives Award
CFC receives native landscaping award CFC recently received a 2011 Conservation and Native Landscaping Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Chicago Wilderness. The award, presented December 7, honored CFC for its Flint Creek Savanna restoration. The award recognizes “sites that are exemplary in the use of native landscaping, ecosystem restoration and protection, and/or conservation design. These practices create and …