There is a wide spectrum of work that needs to be done at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve, overlooking the gently rugged hills of the Valparaiso Moraine. We’d love to have your help to keep the preserve clean, healthy, and ecologically diverse. There are weeding and trimming projects to tackle, and various related tasks, too. Be prepared […]
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With summer fast approaching, there’s plenty of work to be done at this beautiful preserve along the Valparaiso Moraine. Garlic mustard season is almost past us, but there will be other invasive work to undertake, along with weeding and trail maintenance. The foliage in the forest and on the trails has filled in fast! We’re
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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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*EDIT: This event has been canceled, but is being rescheduled for two weeks later on September 18th.* The new pavilion at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve has become a focal point for ecological education and activities around the region. Although it was constructed a year ago, it requires occasional maintenance to retain its neat, rustic elegance. You
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Come show our native garden some love! The native plants growing out in front of the conservation center at Meadowbrook are an inspiring and hardy testament to our region’s original botanical diversity. They also represent an essential stop on the daily journeys of our local pollinators. It takes work and dedication, though, to keep invasives
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