[BCNnet] Invitation - September Habitat Clinics
Judy Pollock
bobolnk@ix.netcom.com
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:03:34 -0500
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There is still space in tomorrow's Chicago Wilderness Habitat
Clinics - if you were thinking about coming, feel free to just show up
for some great conversation among those who study and care for our
region's natural lands. The clinics that have been held so
far have received excellent reviews - inspiring people, important issues
and wonderful ideas. <br><br>
Gompers Park, Chicago's northwest side<br>
Saturday, September 11, 9 a.m. - noon<br>
Topics: Municipal parks restoration challenges, fostering community
around urban natural areas, recruiting volunteers, urban hydrology
issues, poaching and other human pressures, striving for quality in
highly disturbed sites.<br>
Directions: Meet at Gompers Park parking lot on the west side of
Pulaski just south of Foster.<br>
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Robyn Flakne, Village of Glenview<br>
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Jim MacDonald, steward, Gompers Park<br>
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John and Marian Thill, stewards, Friends of Morton Grove Forest
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Elizabeth Plonka, steward, North Pond <br><br>
Burnidge Forest Preserve, Kane County<br>
Saturday, September 11, 9 a.m. =96 noon <br>
Directions: Burnidge forest preserve in Kane County is just south
of Higgings Rd (Rt 72) and just west of Randall Rd. (Rt. 34). <br>
From I-90, get off at Randall Rd and go south to Big Timber. Take a
right and go west on Big Timber to Coombs Rd. Take a left and go south
until you see the Burnidge Forest Preserve sign. Take a left into the
preserve at the sign and proceed on until you get to the parking lot,
where there is a shelter and a flag flying. We'll meet in the parking
lot. <br>
From the south, take US 20 to Coombs Road, turn right and go north until
you see the sign for Burnidge Forest Preserve. Enter there and proceed on
to the parking lot. <br>
Topics: Steward/landowner collaboration, weighing volunteer vs.
mechanical restoration, setting priorities, wetland processes,
restoration effects on wildlife, community support of open space.<br>
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Mary Alice Masonick, co-steward, Burnidge Forest Preserve<br>
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Shouba, Open Space Coordinator, Campton Township<br>
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Swick, co-steward, Burnidge Forest Preserve<br>
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Ullberg, Forest Preserve District of Kane County<br><br>
What is a Habitat Clinic? Teams of regional experts and experienced
volunteers lead participants through a range of questions and challenges
in eight natural areas where volunteers are making significant
contributions. More detailed information is posted at
<a href=3D"http://www.habitatproject.org/">www.habitatproject.org</a>.<br>
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Judy Pollock<br>
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