Skokie Lagoons habitat restoration in Winnetka Current

Skokie Lagoons habitat restoration was featured recently in the Winnetka Current: A hand in nature's beauty, in the January 20, 2012 issue. Their photographer visited our regular workday on January 14.

Happy 2012 from Canis latrans

Our first workday of the new year took place on Saturday, January 14, near Tower Road. A hardy group of volunteers cut buckthorn and burned a brushpile in a winter wonderland. While we were setting up, an eagle-eyed volunteer spotted this coyote (Canis latrans) running across the ice on the far shore of Lagoon #4.

We're looking forward to another year of restoration work at our Tower Road and Sedge Meadow work areas. Winter workdays are especially fun - stave off cabin fever by getting outside in the snowy woods, cutting some brush, and staying warm by a cheery bonfire.

For more information, or to be added to our workday mailing list, e-mail skokielagoons@gmail.com. Our workdays are also listed on the FPDCC Volunteer Workday Calendar. Just search for workdays in Region 4.