With the right kind of weather, Fall is the ideal landscaping season. The early fall soil is usually warmer and mor workable than spring soils, and there can be more time to work outside. Cool air helps the plants avoid stress, and rains are usually just enough to povide moisture but not too muddy. Plants are slowing down and preparing for winter, and respond well to transplanting...
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Fall IS For Planting
Plant Native - Save Water!
Native trees use half the water of non-natives according to ecologists.
read the full article here
More information on plants native to Northern Illinois & Southern Wisconsin
Monday, September 14, 2009
Electric Trees
Did You Know ... There's enough power in trees for to run an electronic circuit.
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Database for Conservation Easements
A collaborative initiative to create the first national database of conservation easement information will provide a comprehensive picture of the estimated 40 million acres of private lands that have been voluntarily protected for future generations of Americans.
Conservation easements are legal agreements voluntarily entered into between landowners and conservation entities (agencies or land trusts) for the express purpose of protecting certain societal values such as open space or vital wildlife habitats. Full article
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Illinois to receive $2.8M stimulus for forests
"Illinois will receive more than $2.8 million in federal stimulus money for forest health protection projects.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding Wednesday. Two projects in Illinois are among 78 projects selected for funding in 30 states.
The money -- nearly $89 million nationally -- will go toward restoring health to forests on federal, state and private lands in areas recovering from fires, forest insects and disease outbreaks.
The Forest Service's recovery Web site says specific projects in Cook and Kane counties will be selected by the state of Illinois."
chicagotribune.com
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