Salt Creek Watershed Network Events
2010 Events (Links are colored orange.) Our meeting schedule and location is at the bottom of this column.
Brookfield Oak Savanna Tour
Date: Saturday, July 31, 2010
Time: 9:30am - 11:00am
Location: 8820 Brookfield Avenue (picnic pavilion at the NE corner of the parking lot behind Village Hall)
The 90-minute tour will be led by members and friends of the Brookfield Conservation Commission, and feature local plant and animal experts. Tour will depart rain or shine, unless there are thunderstorms, so dress accordingly. Get there a little early and browse the Brookfield Farmers Market beforehand! Sponsored by the Brookfield Public Library.
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.
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Elmhurst Great Western Railroad Prairie
Where: In Elmhurst at Berkley Ave. and the Illinois Prairie Path
Time: 9:00a.m. unless other time is listed
For the rest of the year, the dates are:
Aug. 21 Sept. 18
Oct. 16 Nov. 20
All are Saturdays and start at 9 A.M.
Except in June, the backup date will be the following Saturday.
Questions? Write David Price at dprice@epd.org or call
630-993-8909 or
Keith Olson at keitholson@usa.net or call 630-834-7357
SCWN Meetings - time and place
Meeting Schedule
First Monday of the month: schedule for 2010:
Mondays Feb 1, Mar 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, Aug 2, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6.
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 60526, US
Presentations or open Meet & Greet sessions are from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.
The Salt Creek Watershed Network holds meetings the first Monday of the month, except for the Mondays following holiday weekends.