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Help us to restore this prairie and savanna ecosystem! We are looking for a small group of adult individuals who will help us to control invasive species.

01/17/2019

CANCELED: Dolton Prairie -

New and returning volunteers and the FOTFP Crew at last month's at ! (Photo by Michael McNeil)

01/10/2019

Wampum Lake Woods 01/13 9am-noon -

Hi , Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great holiday season. It's definitely starting to feel like winter again! This Sunday, we'll be having our first workday of the new year. The plan is to work in the prairie south of Thornton-Lansing Rd. We'll meet in the main parking lot, th...

12/06/2018

Wampum Lake Woods 12/09 9am-noon -

Hi , This Sunday, we'll continue to cut honeysuckle Lonicera spp., buckthorn Rhamnus spp. and oriental bittersweet vines Celastrus orbiculatus so we can make room for native woodland forbs and grasses to grow. The forecast calls for thirty degree weather. Please dress for a day of outd...

11/15/2018

Dolton Prairie 11/17 9am-non -

Volunteers from Thornridge High School's Science Club, Chicago Public Schools, and FOTFP Calumet and Roving Crews at last month's . (Photo by Miranda Espinoza)

11/10/2018

Wampum Lake Woods 11/11 9am-noon -

Hi , Hope you all enjoyed the season's first snowfall! This Sunday, we'll be cutting invasive brush and keeping ourselves warm by a brush pile burn. Let's thin out those buckthorn Rhamnus spp. and oriental bittersweet vines Celastrus orbiculatus! Please dress for a day of outdoor wor...

10/16/2018

Dolton Prairie Saturday 10/20 9am-noon -

New volunteer, Desiree, had fun burning a brush pile during last month's . (Photo by Genevieve Nano)

10/11/2018

Wampum Lake Woods 10/14 9am-noon -

Hi , We'll be switching gears and collecting seed this Sunday! As always, all necessary tools and work gloves will be provided. Dress for a day of outdoor work (boots, hats, gloves, long pants) and wear natural fiber or old clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. Please RSVP h...

09/14/2018

Dolton Prairie Saturday, September 15th 9am-noon -

Summertime blooms at Dolton Prairie. Top left Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed, top right Sambucus nigra canadensis Elderberry, bottom left Veronicastrum virginicum Culver's root, and Monarada fistulosa Wild bergamot. (Photos by Genevieve Nano)

06/14/2018

Dolton Prairie June 16th 9am-Noon -

Thank you new (back row) and new crew members for all your help! Congrats also to Rico (2nd from the left) on his new gig with Greencorps...we'll miss you! (Photo by Genevieve Nano)

06/09/2018

Wampum Lake Woods June 10th -

Hi , What a wet two days! Apologies for the late email. If the weather cooperates tomorrow, we'll be pulling more garlic mustard and then taking a nature walk through Wampum Woods. The nature walk will be led by our regional ecologist and site steward, Dan Spencer. Tomorrow will be th...

05/18/2018

Wampum Lake Woods May 20th 9am to noon-

Hi , Looks like the weekend rain is out of the forecast. Hope you can make this Sunday's Wampum Lake Woods ! This Sunday, we'll see if it's possible to cut more brush or perhaps pull some garlic mustard. As always, all necessary tools and work gloves will be provided. ...

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1801-1999 Dolton Road
Calumet City, IL
60409

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http://www.fpdcc.com/volunteer

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