RESTORATION DAYS

Help Restore an Oak Savanna and Pioneer Cemetery

Third Sunday of the month,  1 to 3:30 pm

April 15, 2012

May 19, 2012

Join with other nature-loving volunteers at the Alden Sedge Meadow, a McHenry County Conservation District site, to restore a globally-endangered ecosystem. We will be removing invasive plants, sowing native seeds, and stacking brush. No previous experience required! We will provide training, work gloves and tools. Please dress in layers, and wear sturdy shoes or boots.  After working, we will take an interpretive walk in this amazing natural area, normally closed to the public except for occasions like this. You are invited to visit afterwards at the Small Waters lodge for refreshments.

Location: meet at 15820 IL Route 173, between Hebron and Harvard Illinois. We are 4 miles west of Route 47 and 1/2 mile east of Alden Road.

Call Jack or Judy Speer at 815-648-1372 to let us know you are coming!

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SKILLS FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM

Sustainable Skills Presentations, Expo, and Movies

Saturday April 28th, 2012   Noon - 5pm

Lost Valley Visitor Center – Glacial Park in Ringwood, IL

Take Route 31 North of McHenry IL then West on Harts Road

Presentations include: Bee Keeping, Food Preservation, Raising Chickens, Soap Making, Emotional Resilience, Bike Maintenance, Creating a Sense of Place, Building an Energy Efficient Rocket Stove

Expo displays include:  Heating with Wood, Living Off-Grid, Making Natural Cleaners, Teleconference More-Drive Less, Hatching Chicks, and MORE!

Films: YERT, Transition 2.0. Farmer and the Horse

Sponsored by: Green Sanctuary Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Woodstock,                    Small Waters Education and McHenry County Transition

for more info:  www.mchenrycountytransition.com

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APHELION 2012

Saturday and Sunday, JULY 7-8, 2012

Celebrate the farthest point in Earth's orbit around the Sun.  Experience the diversity of life in our native ecosystems.  Revel in each one's unique place in the unfolding journey of the cosmos. 

CALL JACK OR JUDY SPEER AT 815-648-1372 OR E-MAIL US FOR DETAILS.