Earth Day 2023: Garlic Mustard Pull @ Lydick Bog
Get rid of garlic mustard, a highly invasive plant, and lend a hand to Mother Nature on Earth Day.
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Meadowbrook Monday: Bittersweet Berries
Bittersweet Berries Removal Join us as we remove bittersweet berries on the first and third Monday of every month as we work on a variety of projects at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve to improve and beautify the preserve. December 5th between 9am-12pm we will be focusing on removing invasive species, which crowd out our native …
Autumn Olive, Buckthorn and Privet, Oh My!
By Audra Ebling Once you see them, you can’t un-see them. Invasive plant species, that is. They are everywhere. My first personal experience with invasive species occurred when we bought a house on the north side of Chicago in the mid 90s that had a morning glory-type vine crawling its way up the garage. Charming, …
Saying Goodbye to Garlic Mustard
By Audra Ebling Growing up as a city kid, I regarded any plant that bloomed as beautiful and “good,” a worthy specimen, a garden treasure. I knew better than to pick the flowers my mom cultivated in our backyard borders but the yellow dandelions in the grass were fair game and she kindly received many …