Meadowbrook Monday
Come out and help us maintain our trails and keep this amazing preserve along the Valparaiso Moraine healthy, diverse, and looking beautiful!
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Grow One Keep One Dropoff @ Meadowbrook
The seedlings sprouted by this year’s Grow One Keep One program will soon be ready to transplant! After you’ve decided which half of your milk jugs to keep, bring the other half by on Monday, June 3rd. We’ll stage them for transplanting on the 24th. Remember that some seeds may not have sprouted this season,
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Volunteer Workday @ Meadowbrook
As ephemerals bloom, shoots sprout, and foliage emerges, we have plenty of work to do to keep up with. You can help us with some of the gardening chores! We’ll be raking the detritus from last year’s growth in the native garden and weeding the parking lot island. Help us keep the area around our
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Meadowbrook Monday – Woody Invasive Removal
Looking for even more woody invasive warriors, as we continue our campaign against wood-stemmed invasive species at our preserve! Meadowbrook has some of the prettiest views in the Region, but invasive species like multiflora rose, oriental bittersweet, and autumn olive have begun to encroach on some of the trails. We removed a large amount of
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Meadowbrook Monday – Woody Invasive Removal
Calling all winter warriors! It’s woody invasive species season! Meadowbrook Nature Preserve has some of the prettiest views in the Region, but we rely on YOU to help us keep them beautiful- even as winter sets in. This time of year we turn our attention to removing species with woody stems. Multiflora Rose, bush honeysuckle,
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Meadowbrook Monday – Woody Invasive Removal
It’s winter warriors versus woody weeds at Meadowbrook! The nature preserve has some of the prettiest views in the Region, but we rely on YOU to help us keep them beautiful, even as winter sets in. This time of year we turn our attention to removing species with woody stems. Multiflora Rose, bush honeysuckle, oriental
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Meadowbrook Monday – Woody Invasive Removal
Looking for woody invasive warriors! The nature preserve has some of the prettiest views in the Region, but invasive species like oriental bittersweet and autumn olive have begun to encroach on some of the trails. We removed a large amount of invasive species over the summer, but we still have plenty to cut. This time
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Community Hike @ Meadowbrook
Explore Meadowbrook Nature Preserve and its many habitat types. Learn about the history of the Valparaiso Moraine and our conservation efforts at Shirley Heinze.
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Meadowbrook Monday
Meadowbrook Monday Held on the first and third Monday of every month as we work together on a variety of outdoor projects at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve! Volunteers are a crucial part of the Shirley Heinze ecosystem, helping us to steward, garden, prune, and build solutions that beautify the preserve for all to enjoy. This Meadowbrook
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Community Hike @ Meadowbrook
Learn all about the Valparaiso Moraine, our connection to the Lake Michigan Watershed, and the changing of the seasons on Saturday, November 19 starting at 10am. We will meet under the pavilion at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve, just north of the parking lot. Our Programs Coordinator, Mari Patis, will lead you through the many trails that
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