Are you a Defender?
In order to protect all living things, the Environmental Defenders is dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the natural environment in McHenry County. As a grass roots organization, we are committed to building sound ecological relationships between people and the natural world that supports all life.
YOU can join and/or volunteer and help us advocate for a healthy environment and also enjoy what we protect, together.
Help keep Styrofoam out of landfills and our watersheds, donate now to The Defenders’ Styrofoam Collection Program! Or, donate to any of our other causes here as well…
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RECYCLING DRIVE – OCTOBER 19 FROM 8AM TO NOON AT MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE!
Holiday Hallway BOOK FALL SALE IS COMING UP next month! –
Please don't release balloons! Look what can happen.STOP releasing balloons as a gesture of reaching the heavens or celebratory announcements. Balloon releases don’t make it to heaven. The balloons are bad for wildlife, killing animals in the air, on the ground and in our oceans and can spark fires if Mylar balloons get caught in power lines. Plant a tree to honor your loved one in heaven.
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Plant Blindness: Why Scientists Who Know Nature Are Becoming an Endangered Species
"The U.S. is running short of people who can tell the forest from the trees." So says a recent Wall Street Journal article that is at least partly indicative of the fate of science education in the U.S. in recent years.