We had the honor of tabling at the Oct. 20, 2024 Fall Festival. It was a joyous experience giving out seeds, milk jugs for winter sowing, butterfly pins, bookmarks, and coloring sheets to adults and children alike! We answered many questions and dispersed much information on monarchs, pollinators, light pollution, and the importance of planting…
Help Monarchs by Planting Native Habitat – then Let Nature Take Care of Itself
Science & Nature Are People Loving Monarch Butterflies to Death? New Study Suggests ‘Helpful’ Human Interventions Contributing to Decline Patty Wetli | October 16, 2024 8:39 a The decline of the monarch butterfly population has become a symbol of biodiversity loss planet-wide and spawned a collective conservation effort to bring the species back from the brink…
River Trails Nature Center Project
We spent a beneficial morning working on the parking lot island at River Trails Nature Center. It had been planted with pollinator flowers but was in need of maintenance. We pulled the ever-spreading Canadian goldenrod as well as some other overly aggressive plants. We are hoping the crowded-out beauties will now be able to flourish….
We’ve Been Busy
HIGHLAND PARK FARMERS MARKET: We had a wonderful day tabling in Highland Park and handing out milkweed plugs. One plug even had a tiny caterpillar on a leaf, after the plugs had been sitting out on the deck for a couple of weeks before the market! Put out the milkweed and they will come! NORTHBROOK…
UL Take Your Child to Work Day
On Thursday, April 25, Take Your Child to Work Day, we had the honor of participating in UL Solutions’ festivities. We were given the privilege of reaching almost 250 children, along with some adults! We spoke about the role of pollinators, their declining numbers, and what can be done to help the situation, as well as the…
Such a Successful 2023
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to accomplish this list: Monthly Project Wingspan webinars: recorded presentations from a variety of organizations that we reissue via zoom and then discuss Libertyville High School Pollinator Garden and Butler Lake Shoreline Restoration: collaborated with Ap Environmental Sciences teacher and a student mentee to help with this…
Seed Give-away
Monarchs, Milkweed, and More participated in the University of Illinois Extension Seed Expo on Feb. 10 in Round Lake Beach. We gave away between 700 and 800 packets of native seeds, including three varieties of milkweed. Aside from the seeds, we spread much enthusiasm and information on the importance of planting native gardens. Also, very…
Seed Packaging for Martin Luther King Day
Monarchs, MIlkweed, and More spent Martin Luther King Day packaging the seeds our members have been collecting to be handed out at the upcoming Seed Expo! Thank you to all who came out to help.
It’s been a busy spring, summer, and fall!
We celebrated Northbrook’s Earth Month by partnering with the Village and with the Park District to do a clean up and buckthorn removal at Techny Prairie and Trail through Time. The weather was cold and rainy; the enthusiasm and turn out was heart warming! Our plant sale was a huge success and many happy plants…