We normally have habitat restoration work days on the first and third Saturdays of each month but in honor of Independence Day this Saturday, we will be taking the day off.  Enjoy the red, white and blue items that can be found around Lake Zurich.

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Jack in the Pulpit berries

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Penstemon, a nice woodland flower

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Blue Flag Iris- the first time we’ve seen this valuable wetland native

at the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park.