Volunteers across Cook County have been reporting the sights and sounds of sandhill cranes making their Fall migration. After spending the Summer in mating pairs, sandhill cranes group together for their journey down to the Southern United States and Mexico. The fall migration of sandhill cranes is usually from mid/late October to late November. If […]
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 […]
