Join us on Sunday April 30 at1pm at Trail Through Time Northbrook We will be doing a clean up, a buckthorn and other invasive species removal, and we will be tabling with information on native plants and creating native gardens. Registration is free, but you do need to register with Northbrook Park District: https://www.nbparks.org/earthmonth/
Monarchs, Milkweed, and More honored to participate in 2023 Seed Expo
The Expo opened with a line out the door for the 10 am open to the public! We were very fortunate to have a table near the front door! Within 20 minutes, we gave away our over 200 packets of native seeds. We spent the rest of the Expo talking about planting native gardens and…
Monarchs, Milkweed, and More tables at Wild Ones, November 12, 2022 Conference
Monarchs, Milkweed, and More had the honor of tabling at the Wild Ones Nov. 12 Conference in Round Lake. The focus of the conference was healthy soil, with two sets of speakers from Morton Arboretum. The speakers spoke of the importance of using native plants to keep our soil healthy and the importance of healthy…
Current Monarch News (7/28/22)
We have all been seeing fewer monarchs this year. One possible explanation is the unusual spring weather. We will have to wait and see what the experts decide. Also, the buzz is out that monarchs have been put on the endangered species list. That is not quite accurate. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which…