Earth Day Celebration – Sedge Planting
Citizens for Conservation HQ 459 Highway 22, Lake Barrington, IL, United StatesJoin us for Earth Day! CFC plans to celebrate Earth Day by planting the first of 18,000 wetland sedges on our new floodplain restoration project. Our Earth Day celebration will take place on April 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Meet at the CFC farmhouse. CFC was graciously awarded a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation in November ...
Bird Walk – Cuba Marsh Preserve
Cuba Marsh 24205 W. Cuba Road, Deer Park, IL, United StatesApril 30, 7:30 a.m. – Cuba Marsh (Park in parking lot off east side of Lake Zurich Rd just south of EJ&E RR tracks. Lake Zurich Road runs between Rte. 14 and Cuba Road) Get outside and track spring migration of birds with Barrington naturalist Wendy Paulson. Walks are free and open to the public. But spaces are limited and REGISTRATION ...
Plant Order Pick Up Appointments
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital 459 West Highway 22, Barrington, IL, United StatesAppointments to pick up your order on May 6 – 9 in the barn area east of Good Shepherd Hospital. All order pickups appointments are scheduled in advance, and Covid-19 safety protocols will be in place. Watch for updates on this page.
Bird Hike – Deer Grove East
Deer Grove East North side of Dundee Road, west of Hicks Road, east of Smith Street. Use parking area for picnic grove 1., Palatine, IL, United StatesMay 7, 7:30 a.m. – Deer Grove East* (entrance on north side of Dundee Road, west of Hicks Road, east of Smith Street. Go to farthest parking area) with optional extension to Camp Alphonse (off Dundee Road) * Note: this is a more strenuous hike than others in this series. Get outside and track spring migration of birds with Barrington ...