The West Aurora Cemetery is seeking volunteers to help prepare an area in the Cemetery to plant native prairie plants. We will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, at the 601 Wilder Street entrance. Inspired by the Illinois Monarch Project, the Cemetery offers a perfect location to turn a grassy area back to its original prairie habitat. This will not only provide food for endangered butterflies and pollinators, but will add colorful flowers and a special natural beauty to the Cemetery. After the area is prepared, the following Saturday, April 3 we will be planting seeds and plugs donated by the Fox Valley Park District. We hope you can join us! Please wear gloves and masks for your safety, and sign a waiver when you arrive.
For more information on the Monarch Project, see illinoismonarchproject.org/#milestones
— West Aurora Cemetery Board of Directors