February
26, 2008
Oakton Seeks Woodland Restoration Volunteers
Oakton Community College is seeking volunteers to help with its ongoing woodland restoration efforts, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday, March 22, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road. Volunteers meet in Parking Lot D.
"We'll be supervising people in activities such as cutting and burning buckthorn and eliminating other harmful plants," said Ken Schaefer, Oakton naturalist and groundskeeper, who is coordinating the restoration effort with members of the Ecology Club and Students for Social Justice. "We'll also demonstrate and discuss the benefits of a 'controlled burn'."
Oakton's 2008 - 2012 "Strategic Goals and Objectives" includes the aim to "continue to transform and restore our grounds and natural habitat so they are a model for environmental responsibility and an educational resource for students and the community." The Des Plaines campus is located on 174 acres adjacent to a Cook County Forest Preserve.
A continental breakfast will be served 8:30 - 9 a.m. Physical activity is required, and volunteers should wear warm, comfortable work clothes, gloves, and boots. Youth workers (age 12 and up) must be accompanied by an adult. The "rain date" is Saturday, March 29.
Space is limited and registration is required by Monday, March 17. To participate in the woodland restoration at Oakton, contact Bea Cornelissen at 847-635-1812.
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