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Celebrate the Beauty of Churchilll Park at National Public Lands Day September 25
Glen Ellyn - Surround yourself with the beauty of Churchill Park while learning about its potential and value by attending a local celebration of National Public Lands Day.
A valuable resource, Churchill Park is one of Glen Ellyn's true "natural" parks.
"We invite everyone, individuals, families and group, including scouts, schools, neighbors and friends, to join with us in preserving and restoring the ecological health of Churchill's wetlands, prairie and woods," park district naturalist Renae Frigo said.
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"National Public Lands Day is an opportunity for nature lovers to come together and restore the beauty and vitality of our open space."
Local volunteers will join more than 170,000 Americans to help improve the nation's public lands. Last year, more than 150,000 volunteers planted an estimated 10,000 native plants, built or maintained more than 1,300 miles of hiking trails and removed almost 100,000 pounds of trash. Volunteer efforts totaled an estimated $14 million worth of improvements.
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2010 Churchill Park activities will include:
- A children's craft
- Guided tours
- Native plant seed collection and planting
- Trail work
- Planting shrubs
- Refreshments
- Presentation of the park district's first Environmental Volunteer of the Year Award
- Thank you gifts for volunteers
Four groups of approximately 240 students from St. Petronille Catholic School in grades six through eight will spend four days leading up to NPLD working to prepare the land for the celebration.
Event sponsors include Make a Memory Foundation, Caribou Coffee of Glen Ellyn and The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn. The Glen Ellyn Public Library has partnered with the park district and developed a list of recommended reading for those interested in learning more about how to help preserve and maintain open space such as Churchill Park.
National Public Lands Day takes place Saturday, September 25 from 9 am-11 am. Registration is not required and the event is free to attend.
Churchill Park is located at 271 St. Charles Road in Glen Ellyn (south side of St. Charles, east of Bloomingdale Road).
Volunteers are asked to bring work gloves, a bow saw or loppers. The park district will also have tools, gloves and safety glasses for use.
For more information, please contact the park district at 630-858-2462 or support@gepark.org
