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“Edible Landscaping” June 12

“Edible Landscaping” June 12

Extension Master Gardeners continue this free online-only series, with ideas about adding edibles to your landscape. By combining trees, vegetables, herbs, edible flowers or small fruits and berries in aesthetically pleasing ways, edible landscapes can be just as attractive as ornamental ones. Learn how to …

“Wildlife Habitat As Part of Living Schoolyards”

“Wildlife Habitat As Part of Living Schoolyards”

“Wildlife Habitat As Part of Living Schoolyards” recorded webinar on May 2 featuring National Wildlife Federation representatives offered loads of examples to make more places — such as schoolyards — healthier, especially for children and wildlife. Full of specific ideas on how schoolyards can be …

LRS Earth Day Community Open House and Tour

LRS Earth Day Community Open House and Tour

Curious where the stuff you put into your recycling bin goes? Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS, Highland Park’s recycling hauler) is hosting an open house and tour at their state-of-the-art Exchange Material Recovery Facility in the New City neighborhood of Chicago. Peak behind the scenes of the recycling process and …