Planting native trees and shrubs in your home landscape adds beauty and shade to your yard, and turns it into a water conserving haven for wildlife and your family. Add some native trees to your home landscape for $30 each through the 2020 Glen Ellyn Native Tree & Shrub Sale. Here's how it works: CLICK …
Fall is a perfect time to plant!! And The Conservation Foundation's Fall Native Tree & Shrub Sale is the perfect place to get the native trees and shrubs you need to bring winter interest, attract birds and other wildlife, and control and conserve water in your yard! Sale ordering opens on September 1st and will …
Oak trees are an iconic symbol of hardwood forests. Recently, stewards discovered oaks were struggling in the Chicago area. Join us to learn about the Oak Recovery Program, how you can to improve habitats for oaks, which oaks to plant, and what other plants like to live around oaks.
Did you know that many Birds of Prey (also known as Raptors) can be found in our area? Join us to see our Owls, Hawks and Falcons up close. You will learn fascinating facts about them and explore the various issues they face, including predator/prey relationships and the important role they have in our ecosystem. …
DuPage County Stormwater Management and The Conservation Foundation are offering a free webinar from 1pm to 2pm on September 10th, 2020 called "Going from Green to Purple: Using Green Roofs as a Stormwater Management Tool". This webinar aims to connect like-minded organizations and individuals who are concerned with protecting local streams and rivers. During the …
Leaves are free and one of the most nutrient rich resources available in the fall. Find out how leaves impact water quality in our rivers and streams and how you can put leaves to work in your garden in this free webinar sponsored by DuPage County Stormwater Management.
Join us for a Forest Therapy Walk on September 16th, 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Dean Nature Sanctuary in Oak Brook! Immerse yourself in nature and experience the healing effects of forest therapy or Shinrin-Yoki (Japanese for forest bathing). The walk is not about the destination, but instead the awakening of your senses to the natural …
Join us for a Forest Therapy Walk on Friday, September 18th, 9:30am to 11:30am at the Lincoln Marsh in Wheaton! Immerse yourself in nature and experience the healing effects of forest therapy or Shinrin-Yoki (Japanese for forest bathing). Ages 18 & older The walk is not about the destination, but instead the awakening of your senses …
The River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles and The Conservation Foundation are working together to conduct a volunteer Fox River clean-up on Saturday, September 19, 2020 as part of the annual “It’s Our Fox River Day” river cleanups and community celebrations in towns along the Fox River being coordinated by Friends of the Fox River. …
Join us for a Forest Therapy Walk on September 22nd, 1pm to 3pm at Knoch Knolls Park in Naperville! Immerse yourself in nature and experience the healing effects of forest therapy or Shinrin-Yoki (Japanese for forest bathing). The walk is not about the destination, but instead the awakening of your senses to the natural environment …
Join us for a Forest Therapy Walk on September 23rd, 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Dean Nature Sanctuary in Oak Brook! Immerse yourself in nature and experience the healing effects of forest therapy or Shinrin-Yoki (Japanese for forest bathing). The walk is not about the destination, but instead the awakening of your senses to the natural …
The Conservation Foundation and the Friends of O'Hara Woods welcome you to join us for our monthly workday at O'Hara Woods. We provide the snacks and tools, you provide the smiles! No experience needed! Please dress for the weather and bring work gloves if you have them. We will meet at the parking lot off …
The Fox River Valley Hound Heritage Foundation in association with Barrington’s White House will present a panel discussion on the impact of the Covid 19 virus on Air, Water, Habitat and Wildlife in the Fox River Valley on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 4 pm at the Barrington Hills Riding Center arena, 361 Bateman Road, …
Trees are on the forefront of climate change mitigation, human health, and social justice. Their importance cannot be understated. However, it can be difficult to fund, plant and support more trees. DuPage County has worked to overcome many of these obstacles at their 202-acre government campus. What used to be a monoculture landscape is now …
Join us for a Forest Therapy Walk on September 30th, 5:30pm to 6:30pm at the Dean Nature Sanctuary in Oak Brook! Immerse yourself in nature and experience the healing effects of forest therapy or Shinrin-Yoki (Japanese for forest bathing). The walk is not about the destination, but instead the awakening of your senses to the natural …