Spring Electronics Recycling Drive-Thru in Aurora
The city of Aurora government’s Neighborhood Standards Division was host to its annual Spring Electronics Recycling Drive-Thru at no cost to residents, Saturday, April 16.
Earth Day truly significant
If we really, truly, love our grandchildren, or our children, or somebody else’s grandchildren, then we must take responsibility and begin to show our love for them through our actions. It is time for us to take care of the earth, because, if we don’t, the earth will no longer
Aurora Noon Lions celebrate Earth Day
Aurora Noon Lions Club will celebrate Earth Day one day early with a tree-planting. Noon Lions president Arvid Meyer of Aurora will lead the event at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at Blackberry Farm, 100 Barnes Road in Aurora. Lions will plant a swamp white oak tree from the Fox
Younger gardeners a growing trend in our sanctuaries
Spring gardening season is upon us and it’s time to get growing! Here are the top garden trends that the pros forecast for this year. Deb Wiley writes for Birds&Blooms The top new garden trends to try in 2022. Welcome New Gardeners “The 2021 National Gardening Survey compiled by the
Bliss Woods habitat work day April 23
A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 to noon Saturday, April 23. Planting shrubs and trees and pulling garlic mustard will be on the agenda. Tools will be provided, but feel free to bring a favorite shovel. Look forward to seeing some
Zoom climate action April 14 by League of Women Voters
Recognizing that global climate change demands local climate action, the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Central Kane County invites individuals from the Tri-City Area (Batavia-Geneva-St. Charles) and surrounding region to a lively online discussion and planning session, to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, on Zoom. Register
Great Western Trails clean-up April 23
The Friends of the Great Western Trails (GWT) are honored to announce that the president of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, Daniel Hebreard, is joining the Friends of the Great Western Trails to clean the GWT during this year’s annual all-volunteer trails cleanup. The start time is planned
Kiwanis holds One Day medication drop-off
Kiwanis One Day is an Aurora city-wide community service day to help the environment. As part One Day in Aurora, from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 9, there is a medication disposal drop-off at the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway, Aurora. The drop-off is accepting all medications except
Cardinal, a sign of Spring
A cardinal sits on a wet branch after a few hours of rain on the far East Side of Aurora recently.
Spring ephemeral flowers nature’s gem following Winter
By Gemini Bhalsod Spring ephemeral flowers are nature’s gems after Winter. These short-lived beauties are wildflowers that grow in woodlands in the early Spring before leaves on deciduous trees are open. They are called Spring ephemerals because they have a relatively-short blooming time. University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Gemini
Hemp return a revival of a healthful, helpful, economy
First of two parts Winona LaDuke’s article in the 2021 Spring issue of YES magazine. Tribes are reviving traditional hemp economies. “More than 20 years ago, Alex White Plume, a leader of the Oglala Lakota, planted his first hemp crop on Wounded Knee Creek, on the Pine Ridge reservation in
Map reveals lead lurking in the soil
By Emily Steele In backyards and community gardens across Chicago, growers tend fruit and vegetable crops as diverse as the City they live in. Most have one thing in common: Lead lurking in the soil. Legacy lead, leftover from paint, gasoline, and other sources, lingers in the environment. Lead poisoning
Reader’s Commentary: Just Food Initiative seeks youth: Black Agri-preneurs
The Just Food Initiative (JFI) of the Fox Valley is looking for a few young men and women of black heritage who would like to reclaim the agricultural skills of their grandcestors. Young Black Agri-preneurs, now in its second year, will begin in April. Youth in grades five through nine
Good news! Climate Change control
Worry, aka anxiety, is a pervasive problem. Repeatedly worrying about numerous things is likely to cause physical illness because there is, in truth, a direct connection between mind and body. A major point of worry for several years has been Climate Change, coupled with fears about what might happen if
Volunteers will help Earth Day event
After a two-year hiatus, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County is happy to announce that our Earth Day tree-planting event is back. Volunteers are needed to help plant trees on the east side of Elburn Forest Preserve at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 23. All are welcome. We’ll plant hundreds
City of Wheaton Recycling Extravaganza
The City of Wheaton government, SCARCE, and DuPage County will present the recycling event from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2 in the Commuter Parking Lot at Carlton and Liberty. All DuPage County residents can drop-off items. Document shredding, limit of three boxes. Syringes, epi pens, medications, sharps,
Single-use plastic survey available
The Fox Valley Environmental Coalition invites area residents to take part in our Single-Use Plastics Survey. The purpose of this survey is to determine the regions current use of single use plastic bags and what barriers exist that make it difficult or challenging to use reusable bags. We are seeking
Growing your own groceries invaluable
“Grow Your Own Groceries – in Containers!”, a free seminar that will help shoppers save money on food, build health and find the pleasures of gardening, will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at the Sugar Grove Public Library, 125 S. Municipal Drive, in Sugar Grove. During the
Naperville Park District garden plot registration almost ready
Naperville Park District will begin open registration for garden plots for the 2022 season at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots beginning at noon Tuesday, March 22 for Naperville residents and at noon Thursday, March 24 for nonresidents. Each year garden plot rentals are made available to the public after
18th Century Colonial Williamsburg: Great gardens
Ah, Spring! It is the mischief in me! Life resumes full and rich and complete with gardening, swimming, and picnics soon possible. Warming weather outside for walks and daydreams. All my birds returning and the first robins of the season enjoying the birdseed. The quiet of the Spring when buds