Create lasting impacts into the region by creating real roots and connections to the land
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Celebrate Earth Day with us by joining our first Where the Wild Things Grow event of the year in partnership with the Major Taylor Cycling Club of Chicago.
Join us on Saturday, April 22 for a day ride from Palmisano Park to the Major Taylor Bike Trail where we will complete trail stewardship working to beautify the bike path. We will meet at the SW corner of 27th and Halsted entrance to Palmisano Park. We are heading out on bikes at 8:15am SHARP to complete a 10 mile ride to The Major Taylor Trail. The workday lasts from 9:30am to 12 pm. If you would still like to volunteer but are unable to meet us in Bridgeport, feel free to meet us at the work site at 1030 w 111th Street. Afterward, we have an optional hangout to get lunch and a drink. What to bring: Your bike in good working order, a spare tube, a bike lock, water, a snack, and gardening gloves if you have them. There may be some work gloves available at the site. There will be mud so be sure to wear clothes you don't mind generally getting dirty. Long pants and close-toed shoes are recommended. RSVP at the link below: |
About Where the Wild Things Grow
The Where The Wild Things Grow program encourages bicycle community involvement in ecological restoration throughout the Chicagoland trail network system. An alliance network between the Out Our Front Door Organization and environmental organizations to assist organizations, trail groups, and local land stewards to restore and maintain native habitats in the Lower Lake Michigan Basin Area.
The program and service days include native seed collecting, invasive plant removal, tree plantings, beach clean-ups, trail restoration days, Buckthorn burns and weekend field trips. By biking to work days, we create a supportive ideological environment for nature and conservation organizations.
Our aim is to assist & create native corridors that represent that natural heritage of the landscape for which the trails belong to. A network of native paths for trail users, and fauna and flora, which lead to nature preserves and native openlands.
The program and service days include native seed collecting, invasive plant removal, tree plantings, beach clean-ups, trail restoration days, Buckthorn burns and weekend field trips. By biking to work days, we create a supportive ideological environment for nature and conservation organizations.
Our aim is to assist & create native corridors that represent that natural heritage of the landscape for which the trails belong to. A network of native paths for trail users, and fauna and flora, which lead to nature preserves and native openlands.
Partners and Alliance Members
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