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SUMMARY:McHenry County Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Environmental Defenders will have a display in Conservation World at the McHenry County Fair. \n\nTo volunteer contact Pat Lawlor patlawlor117@gmail.com
URL:https://mcdef.org/event/mchenry-county-fair/
LOCATION:McHenry County Fairgrounds\, 12015 Country Club Rd\, Woodstock\, IL\, 60098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach,Education,Outdoor Events,Outings,Public Events
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SUMMARY:Best Management Practices Talk and Tour: How To Successfully Manage Natural Landscaping
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 22 — From 1 to 3 PM \nEvent is free & open to the public but limited to 30 people \nMeet at Ted Spella Park in Algonquin \nInfrastructure and landscaping that use native vegetation helps to manage stormwater and reduce flooding while also recharging groundwater\, purifying water\, providing habitat\, and creating natural beauty. \nThe use of native vegetation and other forms of green infrastructure are powerful tools to improve resiliency of our communities. While landscaping with native vegetation is not rocket science\, most conventional landscapers do not have the knowledge or skills to successfully install or maintain these systems. When properly implemented by qualified professionals\, natural landscaping can also reduce annual operating costs over conventional landscaping and provide benefits for generations to come. \n· Michele Zimmerman\, Assistant Public Works Director for the Village of Algonquin\, will showcase the natural landscaping systems and best management practices that have been successfully installed at Spella Park.  Michelle will also discuss how the Village uses contracts and performance standards to successfully implement projects throughout the Village. The examples will include detailed information demonstrating the economic benefits. \n· The Village’s ecological contractor\, Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)\, will provide technical guidance on how to properly establish and maintain natural landscaping. This is a great opportunity to learn directly from experts. \nJoin us to see firsthand how these incredible best management practices can be implemented in your communities! Bring your water bottle and be prepared to walk through the park. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease register here for this Talk & Tour. This will help us plan refreshments for the event. \nThis is the fourth in the series of Friday Talks and Tours scheduled by the EDMC’s Water & Natural Resources Protection Action Team and the McHenry County Department of Planning and Development that showcase some of the exciting Best Management Practices (BMPs) being implemented in McHenry County. \nClick here for the evolving schedule of planned Friday BMP Talks and Tours. There you will also find links to videos of the past sessions.
URL:https://mcdef.org/event/best-management-practices-talk-and-tour-how-to-successfully-manage-natural-landscaping/
LOCATION:Ted Spella Park\, 2610 Harnish Dr\, Algonquin\, IL\, 60102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Best Management Practices,Community Outreach,Education,Public Events
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SUMMARY:Pollinator Safari
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for our family friendly\, outdoor\, kick-off event to celebrate nature’s essential workers. We will have guided hikes\, expert talks\, crafts\, challenges\, prizes and more! We will help you learn how to spot\, identify and protect native pollinators and plants. If you love nature and want to help protect it\, this event is for you. In case of rain\, we will move the activities to the following day\, Sunday\, June 26th.
URL:https://mcdef.org/event/pollinator-safari/
LOCATION:Boloria Meadows\, 7219 Millburne Ct\, Bull Valley\, 60050\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Outreach,Education,Outdoor Events,Outings,Public Events
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SUMMARY:Best Management Practices- Electric Vehicles 101: A How-To Guide for Communities
DESCRIPTION:Electric Vehicles 101: A How-To Guide for Communities \nOur Water & Natural Resources Protection Action Team and the McHenry County Department of Planning and Development invite you to attend this second event in a series of Friday BMP Talks and Tours that showcase some of the exciting Best Management Practices (BMPs) being implemented in McHenry County. \nFriday\, June 17\, 1-3 pm \nPark and meet at 1 pm at Electric Vehicle Charging Station in 227 N Throop St Parking Lot\, Woodstock \nThen we will walk together to Stage Left\, 125 W Van Buren St\, Woodstock \nSpeakers: \n-Cynthia Kanner\, Environ. Defenders of McHenry Co. on Woodstock’s EV Charging Stations \n-Tim Milburn\, Green Ways 2Go on EV How-To Guide for Communities \n  \nPark in the parking lot at 227 N Throop St Parking Lot\, Woodstock where we will learn from Environmental Defenders of McHenry County Executive Director Cynthia Kanner on how the Defenders brought two EV charging stations to Woodstock. From there we will walk together to Stage Left for a presentation by Tim Milburn of Green Ways 2Go on An EV How-To Guide for Communities. \nTo register for the June 17 event and be added to the email list for this series\, please fill out the form at https://forms.gle/v76WMZGGvjtXKmcy5 \nYou will also find a link there to the schedule of all the Talks and Tours in this series. \nTo improve the resiliency of our communities and sustainably manage resources\, it is becoming increasingly important to implement the BMPs showcased in this series. Join us to see these inspiring projects in action and learn from the experts how they can be successfully implemented in your communities. Learn how you can save money and resources for your communities or facilities by implementing these best management practices. These events are held monthly on Friday afternoons\, to make attending them convenient for staff of municipalities\, townships\, school districts\, park districts\, libraries\, schools and churches\, as well as the general public. \nThank you to everyone who joined us for the first two talks of this series- Huntley Community School District 158’s Sustainable Practices for Facilities Management and Energy Savings During the Illinois Solar Revolution . If you missed these great programs or want to review what you learned\, you can find the videos at https://youtu.be/0ev4e9F1NmE and https://fb.watch/d58UQEVGdp/
URL:https://mcdef.org/event/best-management-practices-electric-vehicles-101-a-how-to-guide-for-communities/
LOCATION:227 N Throop St Parking Lot\, 227 N Throop St\, Woodstock\, IL\, 60098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Best Management Practices,Community Outreach,Education,Public Events
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SUMMARY:The Green Readers Book Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:A book club all about nature and the environment. \n  \nFor more information email thegreenreadbookstore@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://mcdef.org/event/the-green-readers-book-club-meeting/2022-05-12/
LOCATION:The Green Read\, 61 N. Williams\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60014
CATEGORIES:Bookstore Events,Education,Public Events
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