Seed collecting season is coming to an end, but there is still time to help Spring Creek volunteers reach their annual seed-collecting goals! No experience necessary. Learn about fall plant identification, admire the subtle but unique colors and textures of the fall prairie, and help with this crucial step in promoting diversity and restoring healthy […]
This will be our first workday of the season cutting and burning at Beaubien - make sure to join us! Volunteers will be provided sanitized hand tools used to cut buckthorn, while also burning everything that is cut on a brush pile fire. Face masks are required and we will be socially distant. Meeting location: […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss it on a brush pile burn, which has the added benefit of keeping volunteers warm no matter them temperature outside! No experience necessary, volunteers should […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss it on a brush pile burn, which has the added benefit of keeping volunteers warm no matter them temperature outside! No experience necessary, volunteers should […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss it on a brush pile burn, which has the added benefit of keeping volunteers warm no matter them temperature outside! No experience necessary, volunteers should […]
Join us as we cut and burn invasive shrubs. Volunteers will be provided sanitized hand tools used to cut buckthorn, while also burning everything that is cut on a brush pile fire. Face masks are required and we will be socially distant. Meeting location: Main parking lot For your safety and comfort, please follow these […]
Winter brings brush-cutting season to Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Help fellow volunteer clear invasive species, like buckthorn and honeysuckle, from our prairies and woodlands. After cutting back brush, we toss it on a brush pile burn, which has the added benefit of keeping volunteers warm no matter them temperature outside! No experience necessary, volunteers should […]
Owls begin nesting during the month of January, including great horned owls and snowy owls. Owls nest earlier than most birds since they are larger and need more time to grow and mature. Their nests can be found throughout the forest preserves and can be an exciting discovery! But owls are very sensitive - disturbance […]
Come out and explore a few of the areas of Bunker Hill Forest Preserve that are off of the beaten path. Whether you already know Bunker Hill well, or if this is your first time to the preserve, you're sure to see or learn something new on this hike! The exact hiking route will depend […]
Ready to get back outside? We sure are! Please join the Friends community for one of our "mini" bird walks at Kickapoo Woods Forest Preserve in Riverdale, led by the Chicago Audubon Society. Considering the weather, this bird walk will only be an hour and a half rather than the usual three hours, hence "mini." […]
Please join the Friends community for our annual photo exhibit - one of our favorite events of the year - but with a whole new twist! Reserve your spot now for "The Preserves in Pixels: A Virtual Photo Exhibit and Panel Discussion" to be held live on Thursday, March 4, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. We'll […]
*WATCH THE RECORDING OF THIS WEBINAR* Many wood decomposing mushrooms - like Turkey Tail, Giraffe Spots, and Trembling Merulius - can survive - and even continue to grow - throughout winter. They’re actually much easier to see now without plant leaves blocking the view! In this webinar, you’ll join Derek Ziomber, North Branch Field Organizer, […]
