Pumpkin collection is an annual effort by communities in Illinois to divert pumpkins from landfills by providing locations for residents to drop-off pumpkins to be composted. The West Chicago Environmental Commission and the Green Disciples of the First Untied Methodist Church of West Chicago have teamed up again in 2020 to collect pumpkins for composting […]
Mayor Ruben Pineda Shares Pride for West Chicago’s Monarch Conservation Efforts for Upcoming Video
Mayor Ruben Pineda shared his pride for West Chicago’s monarch conservation efforts last week as he was interviewed for a video being produced by the DuPage Monarch Project and The Conservation Foundation. Speaking at the colorful front garden of the Kruse House where the West Chicago Garden Club installed a large artist-painted butterfly from the […]
New Pollinator Gardens Attracting Residents, Visitors and Monarchs
Residents aren’t the only ones attracted to two new pollinator gardens installed at Reed-Keppler Park located at 201 W. National Street and Don Earley Park, at 840 E. Washington Street. The gardens which are in their first year are taking shape, and are already attracting monarch butterflies. Superintendent of Parks, Michael Gasparini came up with […]
New Butterfly Gardens at Reed-Keppler and Don Earley Parks will Delight, Educate and Inspire
Attention all West Chicago butterfly lovers, and there are many. Two new public gardens are being designed and installed through a collaboration between the West Chicago Park District, the City of West Chicago, and resident and Master Naturalist Judith Horsley, who applied and received a grant on the Park District’s behalf from the North American […]
Forest Preserve District of DuPage Provides Timely Information on Coyotes
Spring brings an increase in the coyote population due to the birth of coyote pups. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County provides excellent information and resources on how to protect small pets from coyotes, how to make your yard less attractive to them, and what to do if you encounter a coyote. For more […]
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