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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 …
CFC Continues Winter Workdays
BARRINGTON, IL – February 1, 2017 – Citizens for Conservation will continue its winter schedule of volunteer workdays through March. Volunteers cut brush on Thursday and Saturdays from 9 – 11 a.m. Experienced and new volunteers of all ages are always welcome. Meet at CFC’s office, 459 W. Highway 22, Lake Barrington, across from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital. Bring work …
Habitat Corridors Volunteers Help Homeowners Create Earth-friendly Landscapes
BARRINGTON, IL – February 1, 2017 – Is your backyard a healthy habitat? Citizens for Conservation’s Habitat Corridors project encourages and assists local property owners in becoming more earth friendly in landscaping choices and maintenance practices. CFC volunteers visit home properties free of charge, identify existing native plants, and make recommendations for changes that are beneficial for wildlife, children and homeowners. Suggestions …
Join the Great Backyard Bird Count with Citizens for Conservation
BARRINGTON, IL – February 1, 2017 – Children and adults can spend a few hours as citizen scientists at Citizens for Conservation’s fifth annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Sunday, February 19, from 1-3 p.m. The bird count is sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society and collects bird data from all over the world during …
CFC Community Education Series Digs Into Soil
BARRINGTON, IL – February 1, 2017 – Plants are only as healthy as the soil in which they grow. “Living Soils,” the second program in Citizens for Conservation’s 2017 Community Education program series, will examine the importance of healthy soil to native plants and vegetable gardens. The program will be Saturday, February 11, at Barrington Village Hall, 200 S. Hough …
October News – CFC Press Releases
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Donation Expands Flint Creek Preserve
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2015 MEDIA CONTACT: Alberto Moriondo, Chairman, CFC Land Preservation Committee. 847.877.6886 Citizens for Conservation continues expansion of its Flint Creek Savanna Preserve Receives valuable donation from the Kainz family of the Onion Pub & Brewery LAKE BARRINGTON, IL – Citizens for Conservation (CFC), one of the oldest and most successful volunteer conservation groups …
Seining Class Hauls it In
Saturday, June 13 Citizens for Conservation held their yearly seining trip. This year our fish expert, Tom Vanderpoel, took us wading in the Des Plaines River near Libertyville. 11 children and their parents along with 3 CFC youth Education volunteers helped drag nets through the river to see what fish are swimming there. We caught 6 varieties of fish: largemouth …