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Partnership to Restore Woodland Understory Will Benefit Birds — The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and DuPage Birding Club jointly announce a grant to restore a woodland understory near McKee Marsh at Blackwell Forest Preserve in West Chicago. The DuPage Birding Club is providing a $2,000 grant to the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County 501(c)(3) to fund the planting of nearly 100 native tree saplings and shrubs. The grant will advance a restoration project already begun at the site, which included the removal of nonnative buckthorn and honeysuckle shrubs. Newly planted native trees and shrubs […]

Due to expected inclement weather on Saturday, we are moving the Planting Day to Sunday, November 6, when it is expected to be sunny and mild. Can you spare a few hours to help the DBC plant native shrubs at a woodland in McKee Marsh? The Club is partnering with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County on a project to improve habitat for our forest birds by restoring the understory of a local woodland. We provided a $2,000 grant to the District to purchase 100 native shrubs and saplings to plant in an area of McKee Marsh where nonnative, […]

If you’re among the 45+ volunteers who gave of your time on behalf of the Club in the last year, we want to thank you at a luncheon Saturday, October 29, at Blackwell Forest Preserve. The event is open to anyone who has volunteered on behalf of the club in the last year. This includes Board Members, Committee members, field trip leaders, outreach volunteers, newsletter and website contributors, presenters, and any others who have helped out in the past year. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a walk to explore the new Springbrook wetland restoration project and look […]