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Joining BCN - Bird Conservation Network
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A Little About Us. How to Join BCN. Bull; What's Involved. Bull; Training and Resources. Bull; Sign Up Now! Birds of Concern List. Chicago Region Birding Trail Guide. Joining the Bird Conservation Network. Q Who can join BCN? BCN is seeking organizations with a focus towards birds or bird conservation (as at least one major focus of their work). Although not always feasible, BCN prefers that organizations send at least. One representative to each of the BCN meetings held at least quarterly at various loc...
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Honors | Friends of the Green Bay Trail
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Friends of the Green Bay Trail. The Green Bay Trail. The Volunteer Center honored Betsy Liebson as an Outstanding Volunteer. Making a difference in our community. The Chicago chapter of Audubon, a century-old conservation organization, and Chicago Wilderness presented The Friends of the Green Bay Trail with a Habitat Project Conservation Leadership Award. Betsy Leibson, our founder, was honored as one of the top 24 green women in Chicagoland. We rely on both volunteers and donations to do our work.
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Directions | Rainbow Beach Dunes
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Rainbow Beach Park runs parallel to South Shore Drive from 75th-79th Streets. Walk east into the park from South Shore Dr. on 77th St. From South Lake Shore Drive/Hwy 41, turn right at the stoplight onto Farragut Ave., into the park. Go straight at the stop sign and follow the road past the water filtration plant. Turn right into the first parking lot, before the field house. Drive towards the beach. Park and walk to your far right, to the entrance of the nature area. July 20, 2015. June 20, 2016. Bill J...
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Partners | Rainbow Beach Dunes
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Rainbow Beach Dunes has many friends who volunteer their time throughout the year. Additionally, many wonderful groups contribute time, money, and labor to supporting stewardship at RBD. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out.
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Into the Woods: Oak Tree
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A Poor Man's Expedition into the Woodlands of the Prairie Peninsula. Tuesday, 1 May 2012. On my trip to the Isle a La Cache Forest Preserve, I took a photo of the tree opposite. I recognized it as an oak, because you know, it has leaves that look like oak leaves. What species, however, I had no clue. Tree Bark. Woof, woof. Fortunately, we can improve things by knowing a few facts about each each species. Hill's oak ( Quercus ellipsoida. Rock Chestnut Oak ( Quercus montana. Location: Isle a La Cache, Lock...
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Into the Woods: Silver Springs
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A Poor Man's Expedition into the Woodlands of the Prairie Peninsula. Wednesday, 2 May 2012. At this point, we were essentially at the eastern most corner of the park, and for the next hour followed the river trail at the edge of the woods. The woodland was not particularly dense and the groundcover consisted primarily of a sea of garlic mustard with some blue phlox (. Upon reaching an intersection, we. Commonly called Prairie trillium. And further notes that:. Near the spring is the remains of a fallen t...
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Into the Woods: Isle a la Cache
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A Poor Man's Expedition into the Woodlands of the Prairie Peninsula. Monday, 30 April 2012. Isle a la Cache. The island is owned by the Will County Forest Preserve and houses a museum that portrays the life of Native American tribes, as well as the first explorers to the area. The story goes that in the 17th century a French trader, when warned of possible danger further down the river, buried his cache of goods on the island. Hence the name. The pond that geese patrol. Where water be rushed. Having acci...
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Into the Woods: First Trip to Oakhurst
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A Poor Man's Expedition into the Woodlands of the Prairie Peninsula. Monday, 7 May 2012. First Trip to Oakhurst. On our return home from Silver Springs State Park, we decided to continue our adventure by visiting Oakhurst Forest Preserve. The closest nature preserve to our home. By the time we arrived, clouds had gathered overhead and were threatening us with droplets of rain. The temperature had also dropped, so it was time to put on our coats. Location: Grandview Dr, Aurora, IL 60505, USA. For the past...