Health & Fitness
Help Keep Oakton Community College's Forest Green and Growing
The Ecology Club at Oakton invites volunteers to help with its ongoing forest preservation efforts, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, March 23, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road.
Oakton Community College’s Des Plaines campus is situated on 174 acres along the Des Plaines River, next to a Cook County Forest Preserve. The forestland shelters deer, coyotes, owls, and a wide range of wildlife. Now, this precious “green asset” needs some extra care. The Ecology Club at Oakton invites volunteers to help with its ongoing forest preservation efforts, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Saturday, March 23, at the Des Plaines campus, 1600 East Golf Road.
Volunteers will meet at the north end of Parking Lot A, rain or shine. Continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. Youth workers (age 16 and younger) must be accompanied by an adult.
Expect to do some physical activity -- including cutting and burning European buckthorn and other invasive plants. Participants also may observe a “controlled burn” if conditions allow. Volunteers should wear warm, comfortable work clothes and boots. Gloves, eye protection, and tools will be provided.
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Registration is required. To participate in the forest restoration effort, RSVP to ecoakton@gmail.com.
