Learn more about how to be environmentally responsible by checking out all that SWALCO has to offer. Featuring events in June. To learn about these programs and more, go to <http://www.swalco.org/>
“Growing A Tea Garden”
Wednesday, June 11 – 6:00pm-7:30pm CT Free 2025 Garden Learning Series continues at 6:00pm CT online only If you enjoy a nice cup of tea and have a flare for gardening, come learn what plants you can grow in our area to create or enhance your very own tea blends. We will focus on a vast …
Wednesday, May 7 “Introduccion de Plantas Nativas” Introduction to Native Plants in Spanish
Free 2025 Garden Learning Series continues at 6:00pm CT online only Conozca la diferencia entre plantas nativas y no nativas y las ventajas de utilizar plantas nativas en su jardín. Descubra la gran variedad de árboles, arbustos, hierbas y flores silvestres nativas que puede utilizar en su jardín. Register for this FREE program from Illinois …
Recent news items encourage planting NATIVE plants for wildlife health
On April 24, The Chicago Tribune carried an article by Jessica Damiano (AP) entitled “Every yard makes an ecological difference” about Doug Tallamy and his project calling every yard part of a national park. She wrote “If you’re a human living on this planet, you should get to know Doug Tallamy, the entomologist and University …
Pollinators in Your Preserves: Monitoring For the Future
Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter presents “Pollinators in Your Preserves: Monitoring For the Future”Tuesday – May 6, 2025 – 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Learn about the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s Plant-Pollinator Monitoring Program. The Lake County Forest Preserve District ecologists began monitoring the relationships between plants and pollinators in 2023 as part of their …
Celebrating Compost!
Wednesday, April 9 “Celebrating Compost!”Free 2025 Garden Learning Series continues at 6:00pm CT online only Join us for an evening to celebrate compost and composting. This program will touch on the benefits of composting for the garden, the gardener, and the planet. We’ll sprinkle in a bit of how-to and various composting methods, tools of …
Native Plants for Urban Balconies
You don’t need a whole yard to help pollinators! There are lots of ways to add beauty and habitat to small spaces. This article from Wild Ones was written by Urban Botanist and Scientist at Chicago Botanic Garden, Jeremie Fant, and chronicles his 15 year journey experimenting with Illinois natives on a small balcony. We …
“Successful Vegetable Gardening” Wednesday, March 12 – 6:00-7:30pm CT
FREE 2025 Garden Learning Series continues online Imagine tasting your own vegetables picked fresh from your garden… Build your success with research-based methods that promote healthy, productive plants. To get the most out of your garden, University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners will give you steps to plan and tend your garden. This will include …
SEED EXPO from Extension
Lake County Extension Master Gardener Seed Expo – March 8th, 2025. 10am-2pm The 2025 University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener Seed Expo is March 8! Hosted in partnership with the College of Lake County, this year’s event will be held at the CLC Grayslake Campus gymnasium and will have everything you need to get ready …
Share Your Thoughts with PDHP
The Park District of Highland Park is in the process of drafting a new Sustainability Plan and would like to hear from you! Please take this brief five-question survey and share what role you think the Park District can take to create a more sustainable Highland Park.