Woods & Wetlands

 Sierra Club 
Woods & Wetlands Group

Outings

December, 2002
Date Title / Location Rating  Leader / 
Contact		 Bring  $$
Sunday, 
December 8, 
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.		 Cross Country Skiing
Middlefork Savanna FP 		(4,3,3) Evan Craig
847-680-6437 
auk@interaccess.com 		 Cross-country skis.
Water, Sunscreen, Hiking Boots, Layers; Binoculars optional.		 $1
Ski the river and woods trail on the lookout for winter wildlife. If the snow melts we'll hike. This Outing is canceled because of too little snow. Call 847-680-6437 if you disagree. From Rt. 60 (Town Line Rd.) go N on Rt. 43 (Waukegan Rd.) past Deerpath. Turn L on Middlefork Rd. Go straight through circle. Park in huge lot beyond Middlefork Farm. Look for RED sports car with Sierra Club poster.
Saturday, 
December 14,
9:00 - 12:00 a.m.
Click for Pics! Sun Lake Stewardship Lake Villa
 (2,2,3) John Massman
847-838-9440 
beritz@earthlink.net 		 Water, eye protection. Dress ruggedly. Additional loppers, saws, and other pruning tools useful. Free!
Enjoy this pristine Forest Preserve while liberating it from the invasion of exotic species. N on Deep Lake Rd from Rt. 132, 
west on Painted Lakes/Gelden Rd. for 200 ft, 
left on Spring Farm Rd. 
right on Longwood Dr. 
park in cul-de-sac. 
Limited parking: Carpool.

 

 Sun Lake Stewardship, December 2002 !

Before

Facing WSW, on the S edge of farm fields NE of Sun Lake.

We continued working S toward Sun Lake where rare plants are growing. 
 

After

This large area is now cleared of buckthorn.

We'll return to this area to address the Teasel. Its bristle tops rise from a suffocating mat that spreads across the ground.
 

Before

Facing SSW, on the S edge of farm fields NE of Sun Lake.

After

We've begun clearing a strip wide enough to free the large oaks that border the farm field to the W.

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