McMahon Woods & Fen Saturday May 11
This was a Chicago River Day, sponsored by Friends of the Chicago River. Primary focus on these days is litter cleanup, and site leaders are able to include others activities as desired. Joe's intention at McMahon was to split the work between litter and garlic mustard removal.
Friends of the Chicago River is a terrific group, responsible for greatly improved water quality in area rivers, and also sponsors and obtains grants for restoration and other projects that benefit natural places. Check their website to get a better picture how they're enhancing open spaces in the Chicago area.
Hidden Pond West Sunday May 12
We had a small group for our Mother's Day special, which was also our second time removing garlic mustard (GM) at this site. Much thanks to first-time Palos volunteers Luke and Chris, who quickly became adept at spotting the target plants, not so easy as many have lost their flowers by now. We circled into the south woods, which had the largest population of GM, then made our way back to the edge of the prairie before calling it a day.
This was a Chicago River Day, sponsored by Friends of the Chicago River. Primary focus on these days is litter cleanup, and site leaders are able to include others activities as desired. Joe's intention at McMahon was to split the work between litter and garlic mustard removal.
Friends of the Chicago River is a terrific group, responsible for greatly improved water quality in area rivers, and also sponsors and obtains grants for restoration and other projects that benefit natural places. Check their website to get a better picture how they're enhancing open spaces in the Chicago area.
Hidden Pond West Sunday May 12
We had a small group for our Mother's Day special, which was also our second time removing garlic mustard (GM) at this site. Much thanks to first-time Palos volunteers Luke and Chris, who quickly became adept at spotting the target plants, not so easy as many have lost their flowers by now. We circled into the south woods, which had the largest population of GM, then made our way back to the edge of the prairie before calling it a day.
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