By Bruce Blake
There are very few remnants left of the old prairie lands: less than 1/2 % of the land in Illinois. Fortunately, several isolated spots within our county have been purchased or donated to preserve them. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has several restorations going on. One of these is at the Churchill Woods/Glacial Ridge Forest Preserve between the Illinois Prairie Path and the Union Pacific Tracks in Glen Ellyn. This secluded area is just north of the Illinois Prairie Path, which has an ongoing restoration program of its own.
We are looking for volunteers to help remove invasive plants, and collect and plant native seed. You will also learn a lot about the approximately 300 species of plants that grow on one the highest Glacial Kames in DuPage County.
If you are under 18, we will need your parents to sign a permission form. If you are under 16, you will need an adult to work with you. Please wear clothes suited for outdoor work, bring work gloves and water. We will meet at Walnut Glen Park, corner of Walnut St. and Longfellow St., Glen Ellyn.
The next workday is June 20, 10:00 a.m. till Noon. (More dates will be scheduled.) To volunteer, please register with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County -
Stewardship Technician, Natural Resources
Call 630-206-9630, Mon-Fri 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Volunteer waiver required
Call Bruce Blake at 630-220-3625 -for more information about getting
started with native plants in your landscape (a Sierra Club program, not a
program of the DuPage Forest Preserve District). You may also email him at Rllnstns1@aol.com
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