Salt Creek Watershed Network Events
2012 Events (Links are colored orange.) Our meeting schedule and location is at the bottom of this column.
Salt Creek Volunteer Cleanup Day
Meet at the LaGrange Park Forest Preserve Picnic Area 31st Street and LaGrange Road– Saturday, May 5th, 2012 – 9:00AM
Please come to help remove debris along and in Salt Creek. This annual outside event is a fun activity. It helps preserve an open and scenic waterway enhancing its use by bike trail riders, path walkers, as well as canoeists and kayakers who float down the creek.
This annual event offers a wonderful opportunity for family, church, school, those interested in community projects, and scout groups to participate in maintaining one of our area's unsung resources. And it’s fun! All equipment will be provided.
SIGN-IN: Please report to the sign-in table at 31st Street and LaGrange Road before 9:00 am for waiver signing, supplies and location directions. Remember to dress for the day's weather.
LARGE GROUPS: Please call or E-mail expected participant count for lunch planning purposes.
CANOEISTS: Please call to inquire about use of watercraft. An earlier start time is planned for in-water volunteers. Further information to those on our canoe list will follow.
Ron Hursh Home: 708.354.4434 Cell: 708.989.0506
Watershed Enhancements Workdays
Restoring natural areas in the watershed helps to reduce flooding and restore ground water levels. Stream bank and wetland enhancements provide habitat for waterfowl and other wetland dependent wildlife. A few hours of your time working on natural areas restoration can have a big impact on long term water quality. (These are not SCWN sponsored events.)
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Habitat 2030 is a group of dynamic Generation Xers who care about the remarkable natural areas of the Chicago region. They are continuing the long history of volunteer stewardship at these sites and helping to build a culture of 20-30-40-somethings who will understand and care about our preserves to the year 2030 and beyond.
Matt Haas
Volunteer Steward - Busse Woods
HABITAT2030@gmail.com or
bussewoodsvolunteer@gmail.com
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Elmhurst Great Western Railroad Prairie
For current workday schedule contact:
David Price (dprice@epd.org or 630-993-8909)
or Keith Olson (keitholson@usa.net
or 630-834-7357)
Meet at Berkley Ave. in Elmhurst and the Illinois Prairie Path at 9 A.M.
Berkley Ave. is five blocks east of Highway 83 on St. Charles Rd.; the Prairie
Path is three blocks south of St. Charles Rd.
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SCWN Meetings - time and place
Meeting Schedule
First Monday of the month 2012 Meeting schedule:
Feb 6, Mar 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, Aug 6, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3
No meetings in January, July, and September.
Meetings start at 7:00 pm with a Meet and Greet session.
Meetings will be held at the LaGrange Park Library unless *noted above. Meetings are held in the up stairs Conference room. The stairs are strait ahead from the entrance.
555 N LaGrange Road
LaGrange Park, Il 60526
708.352.0100
Map of La Grange Park, IL
Presentations or open Meet & Greet sessions start at 7:00 pm.
The Salt Creek Watershed Network holds meetings the first Monday of the month, except for the Mondays following holiday weekends.