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Mission
Statement
The McHenry
County Defenders is a citizen organization dedicated to the
preservation and improvement of the environment. We are committed
to building sound ecological relationships between people and the
natural world that supports all life.
To achieve the aim of environmental
preservation and improvement, we provide the community with
educational programs and volunteer action on pollution prevention,
sustainable land use and energy and natural resource conservation.
We advocate policies which protect
drinking water supplies and conserve land for open space and
agriculture. We demonstrate waste reduction through recycling
drives and reuse centers. We encourage natural resource protection
through native landscaping and stream protection programs. |
What's
important to you?
The
McHenry County Defenders
has several active
committees that meet each month.
Committees plan actions and events to address issues facing our
natural areas, water resources, and open spaces, as well as decisions
being made by our county and city officials.
Volunteer opportunities abound.
Click Here and email or fax
to us.
Whether
you are a Defenders member or not (and of course we would love to have you join), we want to know how you feel about the things that are going on
in our community.
Click
Here to let us know what you’d like to see on website.
Click
Here to become a McHenry County Defenders Member.
Defenders'
Upcoming Events and Announcements:
Bike-to-Work Day
May 16th is
Bike-to-Work Day. Get some exercise, keep some pollution out of the air!
Visit Illinois Department of Transportation for
Official Bike
Maps.
Fox
River Rescue - River Clean-up Day
Saturday, May 17th, the
Defenders and Sierra Club will co-sponsor a Fox River Rescue - River
Clean-up Day in McHenry from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon. The event will
focus on the stretch of Boone Creek from the Highway 120 bridge to where
it empties into the Fox River. Volunteers are asked to meet in the
parking lot of the Old City Hall located on the south side of the bridge
on Green Street. Gloves, bags, drinking water, snacks, and free
t-shirts will be provided. Please wear sturdy shoes or
boots. Registration is suggested, but walk-ups are also welcome. To
sign up or to obtain more information, please contact the office.
Save
Your Stuff! Defenders' Garage Sales Start Soon
Through the generosity of a
Defenders' member, we will have the use of a barn in Richmond to do
monthly garage sales this summer. We are having clean up days May 24, 25
and 26th, (call me to volunteer to help!!!) and then we'll will be ready
to take donations to sell. Our tentative dates for the first sale are
June 19th through 21st.
Defenders'
McHenry
& Woodstock Recycling Drives
Our next drive is
Saturday,
June 14th, 2008 from 9am-12pm in Woodstock
in front of the Farm Bureau, 1102 McConnell Rd.
Click Here for what we accept.
Project
Quercus Oak Monitoring
Are you interested in volunteering in a
countywide inventory of oak savannas and woodlands, working out in the
field, counting, measuring and identifying our remaining oak resources?
SIGN UP!
quercus@conservemc.org
Quercus\Kwer'kus\, n.
[Latin], an Oak
Last spring, the first of hundreds of small oak trees were
planted in locations around McHenry County, and six new sites have
been selected for oak plantings beginning this spring. There are
many ways you can contribute to this project
http://www.conservemc.org/projquercus.htm
The
Defenders' Wish List
Monetary
donations are always appreciated, but there are other ways you can donate,
too. Office equipment
and personal time and talent are also needed. And of course, your donation
is tax deductible to the extent the law allows.
A HUGE thank you to
Echelon Computers in Crystal Lake for the computer, and to Nancy & Randy
for the Power Point projector!
Here
are some items we are currently wishing for:
-Seasonal McHenry County photos to use on this
website
-Computer speakers
There
are always volunteer opportunities as well if you would like to donate you
time please contact the Defenders office.
GET
INVOLVED - MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
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McHenry
County Defenders 
