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Power Poles Support Wildlife

May 11, 2023 ● By Brian Bretsch and Karly Combest

Ameren Illinois partnered with two different groups recently to install power poles to support wildlife in central and southern Illinois.

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Adventures in Composting Open House and Picnic

May 02, 2023

Join Go Green Highland Park to kick off International Compost Awareness Week

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New Life For Old Poles

Apr 25, 2023

Retired or broken power poles are getting special treatment as part of a new Ameren Illinois utility pole recycling program.

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LiveToWynn Presents ‘Chicago’s Best: Earth Day Pop-Up

Apr 17, 2023

To celebrate Chicagoland eco-friendly businesses and offer exciting giveaways centered around Earth Day, LiveToWynn will present the inaugural Chicago’s Best: Earth Day pop-up event on April 22 at several area locations.

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Learn About Climate Change

Apr 13, 2023

Budburst, the community science program of the Chicago Botanic Garden, is partnering with Varsity Tutors to provide a free virtual class for kids, "Fighting Climate Change From Your Backyard," teaching them how to play an integral part in protecting and preserving nature.

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How to Start Seeds Outside in March for Cool Weather Vegetable Crops

Mar 01, 2023 ● By Tiffany Hinton

Sponsored Content Are you ready to get your garden started early this year and enjoy just-harvested cool weather veggies?

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Lake County Forest Preserves Job Fair March 16

Feb 21, 2023

Participants should dress professionally and bring multiple copies of resumes. Interviews for temporary positions will be held on the spot at the job fair.

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Indoor Seeding to Win This Midwest Gardening Season

Feb 01, 2023 ● By Tiffany Hinton

Sponsored Content February is the perfect time to start seeds for this year's Midwest vegetable garden. The process is simple and with a little prep, you'll be ready to plant summer crops in your garden this May.

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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Whipped Cashew Frosting

Jan 31, 2023 ● By Laura Theodore

Packed with chocolaty flavor and topped with a decadent cashew-based frosting, no one will ever know they are vegan and gluten-free!

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Of The Earth Exhibition at the Arboretum

Jan 03, 2023

Everything in life is derived from the same basic elements that form everything in nature, including ourselves. There is no separation.

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Fall is a Great Time to Think About Spring Gardening

Nov 02, 2022

Sponsored Content Although there’s not much to do outside in the Midwest garden, there is plenty to do now to prepare for the next growing season. Tiffany Hinton, founder of the Little Witches Moon Gardening Club, shares three steps to prepare for spring gardening in Chicago.

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Ameren Illinois Utility Poles Attract Endangered Bats

Oct 10, 2022

Within approximately 1,000 acres along the Embarras River, a renewable energy company partnered with the Friends four years ago to transform a 165-acre parcel of land with native hardwood trees and pollinator plants in hopes of attracting the bats.

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Post-Halloween Pumpkin Smash on November 5 at Plum Creek Nature Center

Oct 04, 2022

Plum Creek Nature Center will allow participants to otherwise obliterate their Halloween pumpkins and do good for the Earth from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., November 5.

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Fall Migration Photography Tour at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

Sep 15, 2022

Participants can experience native woodland birds, butterflies and other migrating prairie species, and learn new ways to take photos of them on National Public Lands Day, September 24.

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Birdwatchers Are Stumped

Sep 14, 2022

The Magic Stump, a new documentary film short, features a Coles County tree stump that has attracted at least a half-dozen species of wintering birds of prey, including two rare prairie falcons. It will make its Chicago debut 6 p.m., October 2

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