Here’s a partial list of the native seeds that we collected over these past few weeks which we will be spreading on various natural areas around Lake Zurich. Soe will be sread at the Nature park which is a woodland and wetland. some will go to Kuechmann park, an oak woodland/savanna, and some […]
Ancient Oaks Seedlings Our Seasonal Newletter
Autumn 2015 Volume 1 Issue 2
Recent Events & Activities
Fabulous Fireflies
Both kids and their grown-ups enjoyed this special fireworks show. Board member Mary Kozub revealed the secret life of fireflies, then, as darkness fell, everyone was dazzled by the firefly light […]
The habitat restoration year is divided up roughly into tasks according to the season. In Winter, we remove large invasives such as buckthorn and honeysuckle. Since small or fragile plants are dormant , we can tromp around while moving brush and not damage these smaller plants. In Spring and summer, we pull invasives and generally […]
50 attendees celebrated Ancient Oaks Foundation’s first birthday on Sunday, September 13. There was lots of food, beverages, and music along withEcologist Vince Mosca. He spoke on “Butterflies, Bats. Tequila and People ” and described the interrelationship between all of these. The Volunteer of the Year Award went to Scott Garrison, chain sawer extraordinaire. […]
5 students in Trinity International University contacted us to ask if we could help them complete an outdoor practicum as part of thier Biology 300 class. And of course, we said YES! We love sharing our knowledge and love of midwest habitats with others. On Monday August 31, Mary presented a unit on widwest habitat […]
If you head out to the Nature Park at 500 Lions Drive in Lake Zurich and take a spin on the path, you can see these beautiful, tall blue flowers . They are Tall Bellflower- sometimes called American Bellflower (campaulanum americanum). Here’s more about them. They move from place […]
Members of Lake Zurich’s Northwest Family Church were an awesome team when they came out to the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park on Saturday, August 8 to help spread wood chips on the path. Now the entire .6 mile path is easy to hike with soft, clean wood chips underfoot! The NWFC team was enthusiasitic […]
Mark your calendars for our inaugural fundraising event, Monarchs and Margaritas, September 13, 2015 from 3 pm til 7 pm. Learn more about this event by going to “Events”. RSVP by emailing your name and information to info@ancientoaksfoundation.org or calling 224-286-1312
On August 1 several Ancient Oaks volunteers spread wood chips on nearly the entire walking path at Kuechmann Park, 626 N. Old Rand Road in LZ. The path had been neglected but is now much nicer for walking, birdwatching and just getting away from it all. Thanks to Mike Kleeman for leading the effort.
On Friday July 10 about 25 kids and adults had a great time learning about those cool little beetle, the firefly. did you know that there are hundrededs of different species around the world? Everyone learned about their life cycle, played games, had a snack and then set out into the Old Mill Grove wetland path to […]
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