Spring 2023 ForeverGreen

ForeverGreen

Spring 2023

Pollinator Habitat Field Day!

June is National Pollinators Month!

Open to the Public and Free of Charge

Registration Required

Join KDSWCD, NRCS, Kane County Farm Bureau and ENCAP Ecological Consultants

Wednesday, June 14^th

Doors will open at 8:30 for a 9 am start time at Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District, 2315 Dean Street, #100, St. Charles. Featuring presentations by Patrick McPartlan, Resource Conservationist of Kane-DuPage SWCD, Eleanor Schumacher, NRCS Liaison from Pollinator Partnership, and ENCAP Ecological Consultants.

Guests will carpool to the Kane County Farm Bureau for a tour of the Farm Bureau Rain Garden, and then to the Logan & Susan Wilding’s wildlife restoration and protection project managed by ENCAP.

Registration is limited!

Visit https://tinyurl.com/2ydtj272

or call (630) 584-7960

Celebration of Life

Remembrance of Elizabeth Hagen-Moeller will be held at 11am on June 25th, at Paul Wolff Campground in Burnridge Forest Preserve, 38W285 Big Timber Rd, Elgin. Elizabeth passed away on February 22, 2023. Elizabeth was the administrative and education coordinator at Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District for many years. She had also served as FREP's president and then treasurer.

If you would like to attend, please contact Linda Yunker at [email protected] for more information.

Sneak Peek!

Watch this space

for exciting news

about buses touring

Kane County farmland

late this summer!

Did You Know?

Illinois Urban Manual

The Illinois Urban Manual is referenced in the Illinois EPA – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ILR10 permit, for individual construction projects (>1 Acre) and is used as a standard for evaluating compliance for construction engineering plans and site inspection results.

The reference material is a dynamic document that relies on the contributing efforts of technical experts in the industry as well as governmental organizations collaborating to approve any suggested revisions to the document.

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KDSWCD Team Continuing Education:

Hydric Soils Training

KDSWCD Resource Conservationist Patrick McPartlan and Resource Analyst Becky Monreal joined Illinois Soil Classifiers Association instructors earlier this spring to learn more about Hydric Soils! Everyone got dirty as they dug in to how hydric soils form and why they are important.

Hydric soil forms under conditions of saturation long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions. They support the growth of plants that have adapted to grow in saturated and low-oxygen conditions. Scientists study these wet soils to better understand wetland ecosystems and provide guidance for conservation and restoration.

The team applies these principals and more with every land use project they assist with in Kane and DuPage counties.

Learn about KDSWCD Programs

Welcome, Kat!

She's from up North, but now she is a Kane County resident! Kat Gerdts joined the KDSWCD team as Administrative Coordinator in April. With a variety of management experience, most recently at a land trust, Kat is excited to "build things" with the District.

A passionate advocate of sustainability, Kat wants to be sure she makes a positive impact on the planet - her two sons live here after all! At home, Kat is busy tending to a mid-century modern home with a newly installed native plant garden, while her German shepherd / black lab "helps" by digging holes.