Cap Sauers Holding Saturday May 17
Another productive garlic mustard hunt! At the outset we weren't sure how many targets awaited us, and Margaret felt we might have to spread out over a wide area to utilize the volunteers present, but once we got into the woods, away from the path, we had no problem finds enough stems to keep us busy.
The fun part is always what you see along the way. One Saturday highlight was large numbers of wild hyacinth, Camassia scilloides, in bloom. They seem to be having a very good year.
Nature Walk at McClaughrey Springs Saturday May 16
This was the second of three walks with Jessica Rock and patrons of Palos Park Library. While our group was smaller than last month, they were just as much fun, One solo hiker we encountered along the way stopped, chatted, and ended up joining us for the duration of the walk. Yo, Adrienne!
Next month we will walk at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, on the fourth Saturday, June 28, with a 1:00 pm start. Palos Park Mayor Nicole Milovich-Walters is expected to attend - it will be her second time out with us.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday May 18
John, Charlie D, Maddie from VRC and I were joined by three crew members from Resource Management, Amanda, Brian and Danny. We started along Black Partridge creek, in lowlands that generally are the prime source of garlic mustard. Like Saturday at Cap Sauers, we found ample targets to fill our morning, with each of us toting a near-full garbage bag to John's composting spot just before noon.
Along the way we were treated to a number of spring wildflowers, including the shooting stars that thrive at the site and the large stretches of wild ginger serve as groundcover there. We went into the upland and crossed a stretch where tree-thinning was done for a couple years in the recent past, areas that now have a great mix of native plants thriving where they formerly were shaded out. Very nice!
Another productive garlic mustard hunt! At the outset we weren't sure how many targets awaited us, and Margaret felt we might have to spread out over a wide area to utilize the volunteers present, but once we got into the woods, away from the path, we had no problem finds enough stems to keep us busy.
The fun part is always what you see along the way. One Saturday highlight was large numbers of wild hyacinth, Camassia scilloides, in bloom. They seem to be having a very good year.
Nature Walk at McClaughrey Springs Saturday May 16
This was the second of three walks with Jessica Rock and patrons of Palos Park Library. While our group was smaller than last month, they were just as much fun, One solo hiker we encountered along the way stopped, chatted, and ended up joining us for the duration of the walk. Yo, Adrienne!
Next month we will walk at Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, on the fourth Saturday, June 28, with a 1:00 pm start. Palos Park Mayor Nicole Milovich-Walters is expected to attend - it will be her second time out with us.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday May 18
John, Charlie D, Maddie from VRC and I were joined by three crew members from Resource Management, Amanda, Brian and Danny. We started along Black Partridge creek, in lowlands that generally are the prime source of garlic mustard. Like Saturday at Cap Sauers, we found ample targets to fill our morning, with each of us toting a near-full garbage bag to John's composting spot just before noon.
Along the way we were treated to a number of spring wildflowers, including the shooting stars that thrive at the site and the large stretches of wild ginger serve as groundcover there. We went into the upland and crossed a stretch where tree-thinning was done for a couple years in the recent past, areas that now have a great mix of native plants thriving where they formerly were shaded out. Very nice!
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