Controlling Invasive Plant Species at Home

May is Invasive Species Month in Illinois.  Get a jump-start on eradicating these plants by joining Citizens for Conservation's Community Education Committee on April 28th to see its slide program designed especially for local residents and targeting "Invasive Plant Species."  The information presented will help you recognize and control nasty aliens like buckthorn, garlic mustard, and Norway maple.

The program will include photographs of the invasive plants proliferating in this area and instructions on how to control them – you will be amazed how many you recognize that are in your own backyard!  You will also receive recommendations for friendly and beautiful native species you can use to replace the invasive plants once you have removed them. 

If you love the privacy your buckthorn affords, come see this program and discover native shrub species that provide just as much privacy as buckthorn but that also provide food and homes for birds and are much more beautiful than "the scourge of Barrington"!

The program will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, in the main meeting room at the Barrington Area Library.  Please come at 9:30 for coffee and to view displays, pick up handouts, and talk with CFC volunteers and guests.  CFC members attend at no charge; the cost for non-members is $10.

Please RSVP to CFC headquarters at 847-382-SAVE (7283).  We'll be sure to have coffee ready for you!