Community Ed
Give Native Plants A Home
Saturday, April 23 I 10:00 -11:30 Alicia Timm, Author, Chair of Citizens for Conservation’s Habitat Corridors Program. Learn how to identify the habitats in your yard and welcome the perfect native plants that will succeed in each. Just in time to determine which native plants to purchase at CFC’s Native Plant Sale! Alicia will also provide multiple regional resources. Bring ...
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Saturday, February 18 | 10:00-11:30 Guest speaker: Cindy Crosby, author of Chasing Dragonflies: a Natural, Cultural and Personal History Discover the fascinating and bizarre lives of these garden fliers. Learn about their distinctive life cycle transformations, their unusual reproductive cycle, their mystifying migratory habits, and their struggle for survival. Explore how you can garden to attract these remarkable flying creatures. ...
Ecologically Safe Ways to Control Mosquitos
Barrington Village Hall 200 S. Hough St., Barrington, ILSaturday, March 18 | 10:00-11:30 Guest speaker: Matt Evans, Managing Ecologist for Woodlands, Chicago Botanic Gardens Matt Evans will discuss ways to avoid ecologically harmful mosquito sprays and share alternative means to control mosquitos that don’t damage the helpful and necessary insects in our yards and community spaces. Programs will be presented at the Barrington Village Hall. Come at 9:30 ...
Hill ‘N Dale Restoration Plans
Barrington Village Hall 200 S. Hough St., Barrington, ILWhile CFC’s acquisition of 246 acres along Spring Creek saved the former horse farm from development, the hard work is just beginning. Learn about the process to restore the critical wetlands habitat along with sedge meadow, wet prairie, prairie, and savanna communities. Jim Anderson is Vice President of Citizens for Conservation’s Board of Directors and an active restoration volunteer. He ...