Thursday afternoon workdays are from 4-6 pm during Daylight Savings Time.  Planting, watering, weeding by the lake with friends.  For more information or to sign up, contact jerry.herst@gmail.com.  Or just show up!

Saturday morning workdays are from 9-11 am.  Planting, watering, weeding by the lake with friends.  For more information or to sign up, contact jerry.herst@gmail.com.  Or just show up!

Thursday afternoon workdays are from 4-6 pm during Daylight Savings Time.  Planting, watering, weeding by the lake with friends.  For more information or to sign up, contact jerry.herst@gmail.com.  Or just show up!

Plum Creek Forest Preserve. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the forest preserve parking lot on the east side of Burnham Rd., about 1 mile south of Sauk Trail. We'll spend the morning at Josh's favorite local summer birding spot, looking especially for grassland and shrubland birds that are otherwise rare so close to Chicago--Henslow's and Grasshopper Sparrows, Dickcissel, Yellow-breasted Chat, and White-eyed Vireo all breed there. Leader: Josh Engel. Limit of 10, RSVP to Josh at jengel2@fieldmuseum.org.

Gillson Park. Bird Walks in Gillson Park are sponsored by our partners Go Green Wilmette, Meet at 8 a.m at the northwest corner of the park at Lake and Michigan Avenues. Street parking. For more information, contact kglennemeier@gmail.com.

Workday at the Sanctuary, 3-5 pm. 

Invasive species removal.

Kankakee Sands.  Near Morocco, Indiana, this special 8,000-acre prairie and wetland restoration, owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy, was originally part of the 500,000-acre Grand Marsh of the Kankakee River. Over 200 bird species have been recorded since restoration began in 2001. The destination is a two-hour drive from Evanston and carpooling is recommended. Meet to arrange carpooling at 6:15 a.m. at the far east side of the Westfield/Old Orchard parking lot, NW corner of Golf Road and Skokie Highway, in the Nordstrom area. We will depart at 6:30, return approximately 5 pm. Dress for the weather, bring a sack lunch and water or liquids. On arrival at the site, a light continental breakfast and coffee will be provided by the leader. Requred RSVP to leader Mark Vaughan by May 7. Home: 847-475-0123; Cell: 847-903-7101, markvaughan60201@gmail.com.

Kankakee Sands website:

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/i...

Fridays at Skokie Lagoons.  These Friday trips pack a great list of warbler species during spring migration. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Erickson Woods Forest Preserve parking lot. Turn north into the parking lot from Willow Rd. just east of the Edens Expressway. Leader: Lynne Carpenter.

Montrose!  Meet at 9 am at the  entrance to the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, near the signs for Volunteer Parking and the bike rack.  Leader:  Wayne Svoboda.