Habitat restoration workday at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve Jan. 27

January 20, 2024 at 5:05 pm CST

Volunteers help in 2020 with cleanup and removal of two Mulberry trees, which are considered invasive and not native to Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove. (Sean King)

A habitat restoration workday will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 27, at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove.

Cutting and stacking invasive brush will be the main tasks for the day. Tools will be provided, but volunteers are invited to bring their own loppers and hand cutters. Old brush piles will be burned if conditions allow.

Volunteers are advised to dress in layers with sturdy footwear and work gloves. Workers will meet at 9 a.m. in the main parking lot off Bliss Road.

Refreshments will be available at the break. Anyone younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, contact Mary Ochsenschlager at maryoxie@sbcglobal.net or call Robb at the Kane County Forest Preserve at 630-232-5980.

Kane County Sugar Grove