McMahon Woods & Fen Saturday May 31
Missed this one due to another commitment and will rely on Doug Bosco's FB account. Reed canary grass (RCG) was the target of our volunteers, who clipped the flowers before Joe hit the leaves with herbicide. Reed canary is insidious and often requires multiple assaults to remove it.
Walking Hidden Pond
Tomorrow, June 6, would be Roger Keller's 89th birthday, and November brings the tenth anniversary of his death. Tuesday I stopped at Hidden Pond and walked the trail for a spell, then waded into the prairie near Christina Drive and Kean, our meeting place for so many workdays. Visiting this place always brings back memories.
For newcomers to this space, Roger was an integral part of Palos Restoration Project from its inception. Volunteer for 25 years, steward at Hidden Pond since 1992, regional steward for our group until 2013, writer, speaker, advocate and organizer.
His role as mentor, to aspiring stewards, to new volunteers, to young people with a passion for nature and a thirst for knowledge, may be the greatest of his legacies.
Many of the pictures seen below are from that afternoon at Hidden Pond.
Missed this one due to another commitment and will rely on Doug Bosco's FB account. Reed canary grass (RCG) was the target of our volunteers, who clipped the flowers before Joe hit the leaves with herbicide. Reed canary is insidious and often requires multiple assaults to remove it.
Walking Hidden Pond
Tomorrow, June 6, would be Roger Keller's 89th birthday, and November brings the tenth anniversary of his death. Tuesday I stopped at Hidden Pond and walked the trail for a spell, then waded into the prairie near Christina Drive and Kean, our meeting place for so many workdays. Visiting this place always brings back memories.
For newcomers to this space, Roger was an integral part of Palos Restoration Project from its inception. Volunteer for 25 years, steward at Hidden Pond since 1992, regional steward for our group until 2013, writer, speaker, advocate and organizer.
His role as mentor, to aspiring stewards, to new volunteers, to young people with a passion for nature and a thirst for knowledge, may be the greatest of his legacies.
Many of the pictures seen below are from that afternoon at Hidden Pond.
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