Our crazy windy Saturday led to cancellation of our restoration day at Cap Sauers, as well as most sites in the county.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday March 23
We had no guarantee this one would come off either, with snow forecast throughout the day. It began around 8:00 am as I was driving to the site, but not so much that we couldn't get a fire started (go Andy!).
We didn't have a big crowd, but our numbers were doubled by five volunteers from Friends of Pilcher Park Nature Preserve in Joliet. The snowfall doused their plan to do a prescribed burn so they joined us instead. Huge thanks to Teal, Allison, Michael, Matas, and Justin, all from that group and making their first appearance at a Palos restoration site. Thanks also to Maddie Peacher, Volunteer Program Coordinator with FPCC, making her rounds of all the county preserves under volunteer management.
We cut brush on the dairy farm (south) side of Bluff Road, with most of the damage done by lopper and bowsaw. The snow added a nice ambience, lasting long enough to coat the stalks, leaves, and seed heads of last year's plants.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday March 23
We had no guarantee this one would come off either, with snow forecast throughout the day. It began around 8:00 am as I was driving to the site, but not so much that we couldn't get a fire started (go Andy!).
We didn't have a big crowd, but our numbers were doubled by five volunteers from Friends of Pilcher Park Nature Preserve in Joliet. The snowfall doused their plan to do a prescribed burn so they joined us instead. Huge thanks to Teal, Allison, Michael, Matas, and Justin, all from that group and making their first appearance at a Palos restoration site. Thanks also to Maddie Peacher, Volunteer Program Coordinator with FPCC, making her rounds of all the county preserves under volunteer management.
We cut brush on the dairy farm (south) side of Bluff Road, with most of the damage done by lopper and bowsaw. The snow added a nice ambience, lasting long enough to coat the stalks, leaves, and seed heads of last year's plants.
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