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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 […]

The DBC’s Summer ’22 photo contest was a great success, with 31 entries submitted! The photo contest entries were judged by John Hebert, Andie Duffy, Steve Constantelos, Natalie McFaul, and Mike Warner. Because of the variety and quality of the submissions, the committee had a very tough time deciding on which pictures to recognize. The committee wants to thank all the photographers for their entries. Go to Summer ’22 Photo Contest Winners to see all the winning images and the stories behind them. Go to Members Photo Gallery to see the winning photos only.