Community Events

Last Updated January 22, 2010

Barrington Area Conservation Trust

2010 Speaker Series

For details and photos of the distinguished speakers Click Here to Download the PDF

In accordance with its recent IEPA 319 grant, BACTrust will be hosting two very dynamic and exciting speakers in the new year, who will discuss broader conservation topics and why they are important to our area.

Chad Pregracke, River Cleanup Crusader, will speak on “One Man’s Quest for Clean Water" on Monday, February 22, 7:00 p.m., at the Garlands Performing Arts Center.

As the founder of America’s only “industrial strength” river clean-up organization, Living Lands & Waters, Chad Pregracke tells a compelling and funny story about growing up on the Mississippi River and his efforts to clean up that river, one pile of garbage at a time. Chad’s best-selling book, From the Bottom Up: One Man’s Crusade to Clean America’s Rivers (National Geographic Books), chronicles his incredible journey to clean up America’s rivers. The book shares Chad’s personal story and the beginning of his grassroots organization, which has captured America’s imagination and motivated thousands of people across the country to clean up our country’s rivers and waterways.

Pre-registration is required (847-381-4291); suggested donation of $5 is appreciated.

Sir Peter Crane , Carl W. Knobloch Jr. Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University will speak on “The Impact of Global Climate Issues on Water Resources”, on Monday, March 8, at the Makray Memorial Golf Club, 7:00 p.m.

Sir Peter Crane’s work focuses on the diversity of plant life — its origin, fossil history, current status, conservation and use. He served at the Field Museum in Chicago from 1982 to 1999, when he was appointed director of The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He returned to Chicago in 2006 as the John and Marion Sullivan University Professor at the University of Chicago, before being appointed at Yale in 2009. Peter Crane was elected to the Royal Society/the UK Academy of Sciences in 1998 and was knighted in the UK for services to horticulture and conservation in 2004. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Associate of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and a Member of the German Academy Leopoldina. He currently serves on the Board of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, WWF-US, and the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.

Pre-registration is required (847-381-4291); suggested donation of $5 is appreciated.
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Citizens for Conservation - 2010

Educational Program Kick Off

For more information on the CFC 2010 Program Click Here to Download the PDF.

Co-existing with Coyotes

Whether you know it or not, you are probably living with coyotes. These adaptable creatures live in all parts of the state, including urban and suburban residential areas. Largely nocturnal, coyotes often keep a low profile; but in some areas, they are increasingly a nuisance. How can we learn to live with our state’s largest native predator which fills a vital ecological niche?

Chris Anchor, chief biologist for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, will discuss the fascinating behavior of coyotes on Saturday, January 23, opening the 2010 Citizens for Conservation Community Education series. A terrifically popular speaker in past years, Anchor will be back with exciting new research results.

The program will be presented at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Hwy. at 9:30 AM. Coffee and conversation begin at 9:00. Donations to cover expenses accepted at the door. Please RSVP to the CFC office at 847-382-SAVE.

Save the Date for the 2010 Barrington Garden Faire

Hands of Hope 2010 Wish List

For more information on the needs for this year's fundraiser please contact Laurette Grove at (630) 802-1974 (Cell Phone), or Bernie Kaspar (847) 997-3334 (Cell Phone.). Go to www.handsofhopeonline.org for details of what is needed and information about the Barrington Hills based event scheduled for June 18th and 19th, 2010.