Aurora, Arbor Day and National Poetry Month
Aurora mayor Richard Irvin, center, presents five Aurora residents Friday, April 29 with their own trees in downtown Aurora in honor of Arbor Day and National Poetry Month.
Sierra Club Valley of Fox on Carbon Capture Zoom May 9
Sierra Club Valley of the Fox has an open invitation to its May program at 7 p.m. Monday, May 9 through Zoom. The program will cover Carbon Capture and Storage in Illinois. There will be time for questions after the presentation. Zoom link is us02web.zoom.us/j/2933277588 Bill Koehl is a retired
Fox Valley Park District plants trees for Earth Day 2022
Fox Valley Park District workers roll an oak tree into place for a planting Thursday, April 21, by Aurora Noon Lions Club members to celebrate Earth Day 2022
Honors to Phillips’ Fox
Jim Phillips was taking a walk near his home one day in the mid-1960s when he came across some ducks that had been killed by industrial waste from a factory. A junior high biology teacher by day, the discovery and the fact that what few environmental laws existed were virtually
Buy Nothing powerful way to connect neighbors, be helpful
Last of two parts Lornet Turnbull’s following article in YES Magazine, “Building Community by Buying Nothing,” is on hyperlocal gift economies: It’s similar to a radical new economic, except of course it’s an old economy that has been around forever. “Following knee surgery five years ago, Myra Anderson was having
Great Western Trails and the Illinois Prairie Path cleanup
Photos provide evidence Saturday, April 23 of the Trail cleanup by volunteers on the Great Western Trails and the Illinois Prairie Path.
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. We will meet at the
Great Western Trails Trail cleanups to resume April 23
Not having any official trail cleanups of the Great Western Trails (GWT) and the Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) for two years because of COVID will make this year’s annual all-volunteer cleanup most important. The event will start at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23 at Prince Crossing Road and the GWT/IPP
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