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Sunday (5/1) - Spring Creek - 1PM - 3PM In celebration of the City Nature Challenge, the Spring Creek Stewards are hosting a hike on Sunday, May 1 at 1pm. We will meet at the Penny Rd. Pond parking lot. The goal for the hike is to observe and enjoy Spring Creek’s diversity of species and habitats. We will look for spring ...
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Wednesday (5/4) - Grassy Lake and Flint Creek Savanna - 9AM - 11AM We will continue to offer our "Restoration 102" workdays on Wednesdays. To clear up some confusion, these are open to absolutely anyone interested in learning more about what it takes to restore a natural area after the blunt tools have been used (i.e. brush cutting and massive ...
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Thursday (5/5) - Flint Creek Savanna - 9AM - 11AM Luke will be leading another group of 5 volunteers in the next propagation step! We will "pot up" or transfer little seedlings of Marsh Marigold and Blue Flag Iris to get big and strong and ready to take on the wetland thugs in the wild. The rest of us will ...
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Bird Walk ( Deep Grove East ) – Strenuous*
Bird Walk ( Deep Grove East ) – Strenuous*
May 6, 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 and last parking area to the west of Picnic Grove #1) with optional extension to Camp Alphonse (off Dundee Road)
Native Plant Sale pre-order pickup and In person sale
Native Plant Sale pre-order pickup and In person sale
Native Plant Sale: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM • Pre-order pickup • In person sale--CFC MEMBERS ONLY At the barns area of Good Shepherd Hospital
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Saturday (5/7) - Barrington High School - 9AM - 11AM All this rain is really helping out our planting at the High School. We still have about another 40 flats to go so we will be spending a few more Saturdays at the High School getting these plants in the ground. Many hands make light work so come on out ...
Native Plant Sale pre-order pickup and In person sale
Native Plant Sale pre-order pickup and In person sale
Native Plant Sale: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Pre-order pickup • In person sale-- open to the public At the barns area of Good Shepherd Hospital
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Native Plant Sale—In person sale
Native Plant Sale—In person sale
Native Plant Sale: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM • In person sale-- open to the public At the barns area of Good Shepherd Hospital
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Wednesday (5/11) - Grassy Lake - 9AM - 11AM Our focus will shift this Wednesday towards tackling some of the ugly invasives at Grassy Lake. Those of us with herbicide licenses will go after Reed Canary Grass while the rest of us tackle Garlic Mustard. Grassy Lake meet at: Eastern Trailhead off Miller Road (https://goo.gl/maps/eAN1C3fasvKpPzd97)
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Thursday (5/12) - Flint Creek Savanna - 9AM - 11AM A lot of us enjoyed transplanting seedlings of Marsh Marigold and Blue Flag Iris last week. So much so, that we will continue to "pot up" these important wetland species. We will keep this to a group of about 5, so please RSVP if you are interested. The rest of ...
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Bird Walk ( Crabtree Nature Center )
Bird Walk ( Crabtree Nature Center )
May 13, 7:30 a.m.— Crabtree Nature Center (3 Stover Road off of Palatine Road)
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Saturday (5/14) - Barrington High School - 9AM - 11AM Alright, we are just about done with this planting project! We borrowed a power auger from the Lake County Forest Preserves last week which made quick work of the flats! We got about 20 to go and can use your help! Meet at: Field of Dreams Parking Lot (https://goo.gl/maps/YiXPpwhGgBEVP2378)
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Sunday (5/15) - Spring Creek - 9AM -11AM Please note the time change this week! The hunt for Garlic Mustard continues as we enjoy bird song and all the happy spring ephemerals we are liberating from this pest! Meet at: Healy Road Berm *please reach out if this is your first time as it can be confusing to find* (https://goo.gl/maps/SajzPNU2haAY9YAb7)
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Bird Walk ( Beverly Lake ) Strenuous*
Bird Walk ( Beverly Lake ) Strenuous*
May 17, 7:30 a.m.— Beverly Lake* (parking lot on north side of Higgins Rd/Rt. 72, east of Rt. 25, west of Beverly) May 18, 3:30 p.m. — Baker’s Lake (parking lot on Highland Ave. south of Hillside Ave); students welcome.
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Wednesday (5/18) - Grassy Lake/Flint Creek South - 9AM - 11AM Two workdays for folks looking to dive deeper into the ecology of the Barrington Area. A group will be heading to Grassy Lake to pull Garlic Mustard and hunt for Hepatica Seeds. Pull the bad while propagating the good! You've cut it, you've burned it, now come help eradicate it! ...
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Thursday (5/19) - Vanderpoel Pond - 9AM - 11AM We ordered a lot of wetland plugs last year to start restoring the edges of the pond at this new preserve. The drought had other plans for us though. Luckily this year we actually have water again! Let's get out to jump start this restoration! Meet at: Vanderpoel Pond, Church Road ...
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Bird Walk ( Headwaters ) Strenuous*
Bird Walk ( Headwaters ) Strenuous*
May 20, 7:30 a.m. — Headwaters* (parking lot on Wichman Rd. off north side of Rt. 72; ½ mile west of Rt. 59) May 27, 7 a.m.— Paul Douglas Preserve, Hoffman Estates (use the Grassy Ridge Meadow Entrance on West Central Road, between Ela Road and Freeman Road, park all the way at the end of the lot). June 3, ...
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Saturday (5/21) - Barrington High School - 9AM - 11AM Call me the boy that cried "done!" We got close to finishing off this fun project, but still have another 11 flats to go. This Saturday should actually be the time we finish this planting! Meet at: Field of Dreams Parking Lot (https://goo.gl/maps/YiXPpwhGgBEVP2378) As always, don't hesitate to reach out if you ...
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Sunday (5/22) - Spring Creek - 9AM -11AM Should be another beautiful morning to take in all the Spring Wildflowers while pulling the pesky Garlic Mustard sprinkled in-between. Can't think of a better way to start the day! Meet at: Penny Road Pond Parking Lot (https://goo.gl/maps/19ZCw2LfGsSRbae96) As always, don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions or need directions!
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Wednesday (5/25) - Grassy Lake - 9AM - 11AM The Wednesday rain sure is staying consistent. Let's keep out fingers crossed for a gap in the storms so we can go out and start our seed collecting season already. That's right...seeds! Spring Beauty is already starting to drop it's seeds and we are eager to collect and continue to spread ...
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Thursday (5/26) - Flint Creek Savanna - 9AM - 11AM We will get back to propagating and potting up seedlings started by Luke in the greenhouse. If it's not raining, a group of us will go hunt down some pesky Dame's Rocket that is looking a little too comfortable in our new planting project along the creek. Meet at: CFC ...
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Saturday (5/28) - Flint Creek Savanna - 9AM - 11AM A few weeks ago, we started planting the remainder of the sedges allocated for our initial phase of the floodplain restoration we have been working on for the past 18 months. We will continue to fill in the gaps as we add more wetland sedges, bulrush, and wildflowers to this ...
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Sunday (5/29) - Spring Creek - 9AM -11AM Garlic Mustard is starting to go to seed and each pod can have hundreds of seeds per pod. Frankly, we cannot let those seeds hit the ground in our restorations! We will be back out hunting down this pest while enjoying the wildflowers. Meet at: Penny Road Pond Parking Lot (https://goo.gl/maps/19ZCw2LfGsSRbae96) As ...
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Wednesday (6/1) - Grassy Lake - 9AM - 11AM The Garlic Mustard here has more or less been vanquished for the year! That being said, there is seed to start collecting and spreading to fill in the gaps where we pulled Garlic Mustard. We will focus on collecting more Spring Beauty. Grassy Lake meet at: Eastern Trailhead off Miller Road ...
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Thursday (6/2) - Flint Creek Savanna - 9AM - 11AM We will split up again as we continue to propagate and plant! A group of us will continue to pot up little seedlings started in the greenhouse while the rest of us will continue planting out floodplain restoration project. Should be a great day for both! Meet at: CFC Headquarters ...
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Friday (6/3) - 9:30AM - 11:30AM Other workday needs Sarah and the Heron Creek crew are being overwhelmed by Garlic Mustard as well. They can use a few extra hands at their upcoming workdays if you are itching to check out a new site! Here's the info: For both workdays, Meet in the first parking lot by Shelter A. Long sleeves and ...
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Saturday (6/4) - Spring Creek - 9AM - 11AM A tremendous effort has been made to tackle the Garlic Mustard at Spring Creek this Spring. Let's call in the reinforcements to make the final push to clear out some of the best savanna plantings! Meet at: Healy Road *Please contact me if this is your first time as it can ...
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