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City of Prospect Heights annual Nature Palooza is
here! Saturday, October 15, 2011 9:00 a.m. -
12:00 Noon Betsy Ross School 700 N. Schoenbeck Road (just south of Palatine Rd.)
(Rain Date
October 22nd)
Nature-Palooza
is a free community event and outdoor walking tour of information booths presented by
Illinois River
Watch "Citizen Scientist Program,"
Friends of McDonald Creek,
Prospect Heights Park District,
University
of Illinois Extension Master Gardener,
North Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District,
Prospect Heights
Garden Club,
and others still to be confirmed!
The event highlights one nature area in town each year. Additionally,
various agencies and other organizations will present information about programs protecting our environment and
things that we can all do to preserve our natural resources.
There will be GAMES FOR KIDS and HANDS ON DEMONSTRATIONS!
Join us!
McDonald Creek Walk 2011!
The first walk will take place
on Saturday, October 1st 11 am-1:30 pm Meeting place: Kiwanis Park 712 N. Elm Street
Our second walk will be on Sunday, October 2nd from 11 am-1:30 pm meeting place: Walton
Woods 601 N. Wheeling Rd, Prospect Heights, IL
Let us know if you can attend one or both of these walks.
During these two days,
we will try to reassess some of the areas with the greatest blockages/problems that we have encountered
in the first two years of our walks.
We will be walking in the creek itself, so please bring waders
(preferably chest waders), or shoes that can get wet (we have some vinyl disposable chest waders but they require
shoes).
A walking stick is also good to have. We've used mop or broom handles in the
past, which seem to work the best:) In the event of heavy rain or high water, the creek walk will be postponed
for a later date.
For questions, email us or call (224) 659-0002
North Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District now
has a
RAIN BARREL PROGRAM
Click on the link above for more information!
Click here for Prospect Heights' official website
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| BEFORE CLEANUP |
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| AFTER MWRD CLEANUP |
After our survey of McDonald Creek this past October, we were able to provide MWRD with the exact locations of several large
blockages, both in Prospect Heights and Wheeling.
As a result of our efforts, MWRD has cleared all of them! We thank MWRD and everyone involved
for their time and hard work!!
Click below to see some more before and after photos:
Before and After Creek Walk Photos
Creek Walk October 2008
Our visit to Lincolnshire this past August was inspiring... many thanks to Lydia Scott for her time, encouragment and advice!
Click here to see more pictures from our visit to the Indian Creek Watershed Restoration sites
Great thanks to
all who attended our very first meeting in July 2008.... Mcdonald Creek truly has many friends!
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