Hosted By: The Lombard Garden Club Date: October 27, 2023Time: 1:00 pm Location: Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road, Lombard Speaker, Dr. Trent Ford, has been the Illinois State Climatologist since 2019. Dr. Ford will address some of the impacts we are seeing now and how climate change will affect our landscapes, agriculture, […] Continue reading "Ways to Slow Climate Change by Individuals and Local Efforts"
Shreemann Patel is an Eagle Scout from Troop #10 Hinsdale, based out of the Union Church of Hinsdale. He has embarked on a mission to make a positive impact on our local environment. As part of his journey towards achieving the coveted Distinguished Conservation Service Award, Shreemann is taking on two additional conservation projects, in […] Continue reading "Volunteer or Donate to Help Eagle Scout Restore Small Pond in Lyman Woods"
Roy Diblik has been growing native plants for 40 years and is renowned worldwide as a perennial plant expert with an impressive landscape design portfolio. His portfolio includes high-profile projects in Chicago, such as Millennium Park, The Migratory Bird Garden at the Shedd Aquarium, and The Louis Sullivan Arch at Chicago’s Art Institute. In addition […] Continue reading "Roy Diblik: Insights from Influential Mentors"
Wild Ones Greater DuPage Chapter member Mike MacDonald and creator of Chicago Nature Now! has an exciting big screen immersive exhibition going on right now at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum until the end of August. On June 24th, at 2:00 pm he will be performing My Love Affair with Chicago Nature in Pictures, Poetry, […] Continue reading "My Love Affair with Chicago Nature in Pictures, Poetry, and Prose"
The DuPage Monarch Project, The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, and the Sierra Club River Prairie Group are sponsoring a free class “Meet Nature Neighbors With iNaturalist” on Thursday, June 1st at 6:30 pm. This class which will teach you how to use iNaturalist to identify plants, bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Using iNaturalist […] Continue reading "Meet Nature Neighbors With iNaturalist"
