McMahon Woods & Fen Saturday April 20
We had a group of 20 students and adults from Evergreen Park High School Service Club at Cap to help cut and burn honeysuckle. They did a great job; check the before/after pictures below to see the impact they helped make.
Nature Walk at Paddock Woods Saturday April 20
We had a small walk, a shame more did not attend as we saw an enticing variety of native wildflowers along the way. They included white (large-flowered) trillium, red trillium, large-flowered bellwort, yellow and purple violets, buttercups, and others. The one I hoped to see and did not was Dutchman's britches, perhaps the blooms were closed given the cool morning.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday April 21
Our first garlic mustard day of the season doubled as a spring wildflower walk and we saw numerous native species along the way. It seemed like everyone showing up for the same party, with clusters of Virginia bluebells, toothwort and Dutchman's britches and Spring beauties all in bloom.
We even saw a few open flowers on wild ginger and wild geranium, which I didn't expect quite this soon. That's all right, party on!
Thanks to first-time Palos volunteer Wilhelm, who showed a sharp eye for garlic mustard and also carried/rolled a discarded tire half-way back to the parking lot from the creek.
We had a group of 20 students and adults from Evergreen Park High School Service Club at Cap to help cut and burn honeysuckle. They did a great job; check the before/after pictures below to see the impact they helped make.
Nature Walk at Paddock Woods Saturday April 20
We had a small walk, a shame more did not attend as we saw an enticing variety of native wildflowers along the way. They included white (large-flowered) trillium, red trillium, large-flowered bellwort, yellow and purple violets, buttercups, and others. The one I hoped to see and did not was Dutchman's britches, perhaps the blooms were closed given the cool morning.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday April 21
Our first garlic mustard day of the season doubled as a spring wildflower walk and we saw numerous native species along the way. It seemed like everyone showing up for the same party, with clusters of Virginia bluebells, toothwort and Dutchman's britches and Spring beauties all in bloom.
We even saw a few open flowers on wild ginger and wild geranium, which I didn't expect quite this soon. That's all right, party on!
Thanks to first-time Palos volunteer Wilhelm, who showed a sharp eye for garlic mustard and also carried/rolled a discarded tire half-way back to the parking lot from the creek.
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