• Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Meet at the Mary Street entrance to the trail beginning at 9 AM to 11 AM. We will share the work plan there. No training needed. Dress for the weather and trail conditions. Wear closed toe shoes. Bring work gloves and pruners if you have some. We will not cancel the day for sprinkles, but […]

  • Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and  bug spray […]

  • Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and  bug spray […]

  • Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and  bug spray […]

  • Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and  bug spray […]

  • Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and  bug spray […]

  • Lend a Hand on the Green Bay Trail

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Enjoy the fall weather. Work plans vary and focus on deadheading invasives, collecting seeds for spring planting, and prepping the trail for winter. Where: Meet at the Mary St. entrance to the trail. Tools: Bring sharp garden shears, pruners, and garden knife if you have them. Dress for the weather: Closed toe shoes, long pants, work gloves, and  bug spray […]

  • Glencoe Section Seed Collection

    Green Bay Trail and Mary St. 278 Mary Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

    Along the trail from Shelton Park to Scott Ave. certain species of seed heads, with short stalks, are cut and collected into large bags. Sessions are planned as the seed heads of each species become developed and dried enough to provide viable seeds.

  • Seed Cleaning

    Takiff Center 999 Green Bay Rd, Glencoe, IL, United States

    Separating seeds from the rest of the plant material and collecting the seeds in smaller bags in prep for sowing.