This Saturday: Manor Woods Cleanup

Weather for Saturday: Sunny and 55! It's a perfect day to be out in the woods.

Join the GEPD at GE Manor Park from 9am-noon for a park cleanup. We will meet at the playground on Illinois St.

Please bring your own gloves and safety glasses. Pruning equipment and bags will be provided. All volunteers must sign a waiver on site prior to participating in any of the scheduled restoration projects. GEPD staff will be at each work day to coordinate the work.

We will focus on the natural areas of these parks and will pick up garbage and remove invasive species such as buckthorn and garlic mustard weed.

Other upcoming work days:

• Saturday, March 27 Glen Ellyn Manor Park* (375 Illinois Street, on the south side of Illinois Street between Brandon Avenue and Hillcrest Ave)
• Saturday, April 10, Panfish Park* (620 Wilson Avenue, on the North side of Harding Avenue, east of Park Boulevard))
• Saturday, April 17, Ellynwood Nature Preserve ( 801 Elllynwood, north side of Ellynwood Drive east of Riford Road)

*Portions of these parks are owned by the Village of Glen Ellyn and the Glen Ellyn Park District. We will be cleaning up the GEPD property. Please meet at the playgrounds.

Restoration work days are held rain or shine. Please dress for the weather and bring a friend! Volunteers of all ages are welcome to attend.

Thanks!
Melissa Creech

March 16 Regular Meeting

The agenda and packet for the Glen Ellyn Park District March 2, 2010 meeting are online . This is a regular meeting.

The Board will continue discussion on a proposed intergovernmental agreement with District 87 for synthetic turf at Memorial Field. The Board will review the Glen Ellyn Park District environmental policy and environmental goals for 2010. After executive session, the Board will discuss the ASFC construction management fee.

Glen Ellyn Park District board meetings are always open to the public and are held in the board room at the Spring Avenue Recreation Center at 7:00 p.m. Please join us!

Volunteers needed for park cleanups!

We need your help to clean up our neighborhood parks! The Glen Ellyn Park District is hosting four restoration work days at neighborhood parks this spring. We will focus on the natural areas of these parks and will pick up garbage and remove invasive species such as buckthorn and garlic mustard weed.

Work days are from 9am-noon at the following parks:

• Saturday, March 20 Danby Park (280 Duane Street, adjacent to the Prairie Path at Duane Street and Kenilworth Avenue)
• Saturday, March 27 Glen Ellyn Manor Park* (375 Illinois Street, on the south side of Illinois Street between Brandon Avenue and Hillcrest Ave)
• Saturday, April 10, Panfish Park* (620 Wilson Avenue, on the North side of Harding Avenue, east of Park Boulevard))
• Saturday, April 17, Ellynwood Nature Preserve ( 801 Elllynwood, north side of Ellynwood Drive east of Riford Road)

*Portions of these parks are owned by the Village of Glen Ellyn and the Glen Ellyn Park District. We will be cleaning up the Glen Ellyn Park District property. Please meet at the playgrounds.

Please bring your own gloves and safety glasses. Pruning equipment and bags will be provided. All volunteers must sign a waiver on site prior to participating in any of the scheduled restoration projects. Glen Ellyn Park District staff will be at each work day to coordinate the work.

Restoration work days are held rain or shine. Please dress for the weather and bring a friend! Volunteers of all ages are welcome to attend.

Thanks!
Melissa Creech