National Public Lands Day Sites
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Central Park Wetlands
Currently two projects planned for the day, more may be added depending on the number of volunteers that RSVP. Projects include: water quality tests and remove wetland debris. Prior to the projects there will be be a tour of the new Wetland Discovery Center and background about the Central Park Wetland. Please have either rubber boots or shoes you don't mind getting wet. We cannot guarantee your feet will stay dry.
Contact: Emily Kenny
Agency: ME4E
Phone: (708) 846-5763
On the Web: ME4E.org
Location: 30 N Orchard | Park Forest, Illinois 60466
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-23
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-23
Churchill Park
Plant native trees, shrubs and plants; collect seeds; remove non-native brush species and debris.
Contact: Renae Frigo
Agency: Glen Ellyn Park District
Phone: (630) 222-3478
On the Web: www.gepark.org
Location: 271 St. Charles Road | Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Annual Crab Orchard Clean-Up - Volunteers are needed to remove debris along refuge roads, tails and lakeshore. Meet at the Prairie Creek recreation area at 8AM to register and pick up supplies. Return to Prairie Creek at noon for a free lunch and thank you gift.
Contact: Kimberly King-Wrenn
Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: (618) 997-3344
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Location: 8588 Route 148 | Marion, Illinois 62959
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18
Dropseed Prairie
Repair/replace split rail fence, trash pick-up, collect and disperse seeds.
Contact: Patricia Brownlow
Agency: Friends of the Indian Boundary Prairies
Phone: (708) 333-2549
On the Web: www.ibprairies.org
Location: 156th & Homan Avenue | Markham, Illinois 60428
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Isle a la Cache Preserve
Collect native seeds, clear exotic brush and plant collected seeds in cleared area.
Contact: Richard Wachenheim
Agency: Forest Preserve District of Will County
Phone: (815) 727-8700
On the Web: ReconnectWithNature.org
Location: 501 East 135th Street | Romeoville, Illinois 60446
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Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve
Plant, mulch and water native oak trees to re-create an oak savannah that once stood on this preserve.
Contact: Julia Bourque
Agency: Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Phone: (630) 762-2741
On the Web: www.kaneforest.com
Location: 41W600 Hughes Rd. | Elburn, Illinois 60119
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Lake Shelbyville
We will be beautifying Lake Shelbyville. We might have to clean-up after high water. We will be picking up litter, trimming brush, weeding flowerbeds, and any other outdoor maintenance that comes up between now and then. A free lunch will be provided for all volunteers, along with a free camping voucher.
Contact: Victoria McDonald
Agency: United States Army Corps of Engineers Lake Shelbyville Project
Phone: (217) 774-3313
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Location: Dam West | Shelbyville, Illinois 62565
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Lewis and Clark Community College
Remove invasive species, plant trees and general site maintenance.
Contact: Vera Bojic
Agency: Lewis and Clark Community College
Phone: (618) 468-4870
On the Web: www.lc.edu
Location: Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey, Illinois 62035
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Rend Lake
Remove litter and roadway clean-up.
Contact: Dawn Kovarik
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (618) 724-2493
On the Web: www.usace.army.mil/rend
Location: 12220 Rend City Road | Benton, Illinois 62812
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Santa Fe Prairie / Des Plaines River
Riverbank Clean-up on both Saturday and Sunday during the weekends of Sept 18/19 and Sept 25/26. Please wear sturdy shoes. All materials are provided.
Groups are welcome to request/schedule an additional event during the week.
Contact: Gregg Starr
Agency: Santa Fe Prairie
Phone: (708) 598-6139
On the Web: santafe.kriho.com/calendar.htm
Location: 71st & River Road | Hodgkins, Illinois 60525
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-26
The Grove National Historic Landmark
Remove invasive species and collect native seeds.
Contact: Lorin Ottlinger
Agency: Glenview Park District
Phone: (224) 521-2099
On the Web: www.thegroveglenview.org
Location: 1421 Milwaukee Ave. | Glenview, Illinois 60025
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Wolf Road Prairie
Brush removal non native shrubs and small trees. Seed collecting several species of native plants for later redistribution on the preserve.
Contact: Lawrence Godson
Agency: Save The Prairie Society
Phone: 708-562-3280
On the Web: Savetheprairiesociety.org
Location: 11225 Constitution Dr. | Westchester, Illinois 60154
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Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve
Cut and remove invasive brush/brush, collect native seeds and general clean-up.
Contact: Valerie Spale
Agency: Salt Creek Greenway Assn.
Phone: (708) 865-8736
On the Web: www.saltcreekgreenwayassociation.org
Location: Between 31st Street and Constitution Drive west of Wolf Road | Westchester, Illinois 60154
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