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Lyman Woods: Healing

May 10th, 2009 · 10 Comments · Environment, Park District

Fair warning:  do not proceed unless you have an interest in Lyman Woods.  There’s a bunch of pictures involved here.
As a bonus for those who despair of another long and boring post, at the very end I included a picture of a bunch of really hot naked chicks.

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EAB Update

May 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Conservation, Environmental Concerns

Two years ago the Village Forester Kerstin G. von der Heide gave a presentation about the Emerald Ash Borer and the certain doom bearing down on over 4,000 ash trees on village parkways.  Back then the tiny pest had already killed off about 25 million ash trees in Michigan and Canada.

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Conservation@home

May 6th, 2009 · Comments Off · Community Events

Creating a Landscape that Contributes & Conserves
Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtis Street
This is an open public meeting this Saturday morning to inform with a presentation, followed by a discussion on the many ways we can participate in environmental stewardship – from our own backyards!
Sponsored by:

The Pierce Downer’s Heritage Alliance, dedicated to [...]

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