One Drop at a Time – Program
Barrington Village Hall 200 S. Hough St., Barrington, ILTopic: Yard storm water management practices Speaker: Marcus de la fleur, landscape architect Marcus de la fleur will discuss the stunning appearance of sustainable storm water management at the residential scale. This includes the use of native prairie plants and resilient ecological landscaping practices including rain gardens and bioswales. He will also touch on the soils of the midwest, another ...
BGI & MLK Volunteer Event – Spring Crk.
SPECIAL DAY OF SERVICE TO HELP NATURE Monday 1/20/2020 at Spring Creek, 9:30 - noon Volunteer for Nature with BGI & MLK Day of Service on MONDAY 1/20/2020. BGI volunteers will be cutting & burning buckthorn at the Spring Creek area from 9:30 – noon.(Directions below) Think of the holiday as “a day on, not a day off” where you ...
Special workday time – Willows @ Onion Pub
Onion Pub 22221 North Pepper Road, Lake Barrington, IL, United StatesA special workday on Saturday 1/25/2020 at NOON to 3:00pm. We'll be working to attack invasive willows on a newer CFC restoration property adjacent to the Onion Pub off of Pepper Rd., Lake Barrington. Come learn, help nature, enjoy warm bonfires, homemade soups, warm beverages and friends. If you’d like to bring some cheese /crackers, cookies or ?, please contact ...
BGI – Brushcutting at Craftsbury
Citizens for Conservation HQ 459 Highway 22, Lake Barrington, IL, United StatesGreat winter activity - get outside and cut invasive brush and buckthorn to open up this remnant sedge meadow at Craftsbury Preserve. Work along side and learn from expert naturalists. Enjoy bonfires and helping nature with like-minded volunteers. Doing More Together! This is a collaborative BGI (Barrington Greenway Initative) event co-sponsored by CFC; the Forest Preserves of Lake, Cook and ...