Bird House & Bird Feeder Kits:
Kits for Bluebird Houses or Wren
Houses and Bird Feeders will be
available for sale at each LCAS
meeting. The Houses are on sale for
$15 for members and $18 for
non-members. The Bird Feeders sell
for $8 for members and $11 for
non-members
Kits for Bluebird Houses or Wren
Houses and Bird Feeders will be
available for sale at each LCAS
meeting. The Houses are on sale for
$15 for members and $18 for
non-members. The Bird Feeders sell
for $8 for members and $11 for
non-members
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2011 - 2012 Season
Lake County Audubon Society
| An Illinois Chapter of the National Audubon Society |
| The Mission of the Lake County Audubon Society is Education, Conservation and Restoration of natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, and other wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity |
Meetings & Programs
General meetings and programs of the Lake County Audubon are held at 7:30 pm on
the first Monday of the month October through May. These meetings / programs are
open to the public as well as members and are typically held in the second floor
meeting room of the Libertyville Village Hall, located at 118 W. Cook Street.
General meetings and programs of the Lake County Audubon are held at 7:30 pm on
the first Monday of the month October through May. These meetings / programs are
open to the public as well as members and are typically held in the second floor
meeting room of the Libertyville Village Hall, located at 118 W. Cook Street.
General Meeting Monday May 7, 2012 Plants of Concern: Chicago Botanic Garden Presented by Susanne Masi Manager of Regional Floristics and of the Plants of Concern Program 7:30 pm Libertyville Village Hall 118 W. Cook St. Second Floor Meeting Room |
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Information Links
Keep track of the Birds in your backyard and add your information
to a web site tag on e-birds for more information and to get started
to a web site tag on e-birds for more information and to get started
Looking for something to do ---
Check out activities at Volo Bog, tag on
Volo Bog Activities
Eagles Visiting Almond
Marsh 10/22/10. Tag Here to
see Photos.
Marsh 10/22/10. Tag Here to
see Photos.
EPA Shows Local Sources of Greenhouse Gas Tag Here to View Article Tag Here to See Lake County Sources of Greenhouse Gas |
To check the History
of the Almond Marsh
Heron Platforms,
TAG Here
of the Almond Marsh
Heron Platforms,
TAG Here
Plants of Concern, a citizen science-based rare plant monitoring program
coordinated through the Chicago Botanic Garden for Chicago Wilderness,
completed its 11th year in 2011. Since 2001, POC has trained over 640
dedicated volunteers, partnered with 111 public (federal, state, local) and
private landowners, and monitored 224 endangered, threatened and rare
species at 313 sites. A standardized monitoring protocol, approved by an
Advisory Group of land managers, scientists and volunteers, is used
consistently throughout the region and makes comparison across state and
county lines possible. A major program goal is to show changes in rare
plant populations in response to management over time in an adaptive
management process.
This summer presentation describes the program structure and scope—
presenting examples of some of the plants monitored and showing regional
trends for selected rare species populations that are beginning to emerge
from this long-term dataset. Results reported to land managers alert them
of potential threats to populations, aid in creating management plans and
indicate beneficial practices. Focus will be on real benefits for rare plants
through examples that show responses of stewards and land managers—
highlighting Lake County—to POC reports on threats to rare plant
populations. A key point stresses how trained citizen scientist involvement
contributes reliable scientific data and leverages scarce agency time and
personnel resources.
Susanne Masi has worked at the Chicago Botanic Garden since 1991 in the
Plant Conservation and Science Department. Her duties at the Garden
have included management of the CBG Herbarium, teaching, and research
on and monitoring of Endangered Plant Species. In 2001 she co-founded the
Plants of Concern program, a rare and endangered plant monitoring
program that trains volunteers to conduct monitoring throughout the
Chicago Wilderness region.
coordinated through the Chicago Botanic Garden for Chicago Wilderness,
completed its 11th year in 2011. Since 2001, POC has trained over 640
dedicated volunteers, partnered with 111 public (federal, state, local) and
private landowners, and monitored 224 endangered, threatened and rare
species at 313 sites. A standardized monitoring protocol, approved by an
Advisory Group of land managers, scientists and volunteers, is used
consistently throughout the region and makes comparison across state and
county lines possible. A major program goal is to show changes in rare
plant populations in response to management over time in an adaptive
management process.
This summer presentation describes the program structure and scope—
presenting examples of some of the plants monitored and showing regional
trends for selected rare species populations that are beginning to emerge
from this long-term dataset. Results reported to land managers alert them
of potential threats to populations, aid in creating management plans and
indicate beneficial practices. Focus will be on real benefits for rare plants
through examples that show responses of stewards and land managers—
highlighting Lake County—to POC reports on threats to rare plant
populations. A key point stresses how trained citizen scientist involvement
contributes reliable scientific data and leverages scarce agency time and
personnel resources.
Susanne Masi has worked at the Chicago Botanic Garden since 1991 in the
Plant Conservation and Science Department. Her duties at the Garden
have included management of the CBG Herbarium, teaching, and research
on and monitoring of Endangered Plant Species. In 2001 she co-founded the
Plants of Concern program, a rare and endangered plant monitoring
program that trains volunteers to conduct monitoring throughout the
Chicago Wilderness region.
Two of this year’s programs, Laura Rericha with Insects and Plants: an Intricate Relationship (March) and
Susanne Masi, Plants of Concern (May) are about the importance of native plants and their animal
relationships.
Lake County Audubon Society (LCAS) is pleased to announce a special program that supports this theme,
building on the plant/animal relationship and the need to improve that relationship. We will do this by seeding
high value native plants in our local Liberty Prairie Reserve.
Society members are currently working with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, Libertyville Township
Open Space District, and Liberty Prairie Conservancy to build a Birdscaping Program for a selected area
within the Reserve. The property is located south of Casey Road and east of Rte. 21.
Over the last few months, we have identified over a dozen native forbs and grasses that will help build the
plant/animal habitat in the designated area, which is currently undergoing restoration. By replacing invasives
with high value plants, we will be encouraging animal habitat and providing high-nutrition food and shelter for
animals including birds.
The Society is raising funds to purchase native plant seeds for installation during May or June. Our goal is to
plant up to six acres in the protected nature preserve areas where invasive plants such as buckthorn and
honeysuckle are being removed. The plan is to install the seeds so that the mature plants will be visible from
the existing prairie trails. More importantly, we will select plants that will bloom and produce food during
different seasons in order to encourage migratory bird stopovers in future years.
The Birdscaping Program supports the trend and demonstrates the benefit of native plants that can support
unique animal habitat while improving the wildlife/birding experience as visitors hike the trails.
We invite you to be part of our Birdscaping Program by donating and/or volunteering to help on-site. Checks
should be made out to LCAS and notated accordingly. If you have questions or wish to volunteer, please
email us at audbirds@aol.com.
Tag Here for PDF Flyer
Tag Here to see 2 page PDF of Bird-Friendly Grasses and Forbs that will be used in Liberty Prairie Reserve
Susanne Masi, Plants of Concern (May) are about the importance of native plants and their animal
relationships.
Lake County Audubon Society (LCAS) is pleased to announce a special program that supports this theme,
building on the plant/animal relationship and the need to improve that relationship. We will do this by seeding
high value native plants in our local Liberty Prairie Reserve.
Society members are currently working with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, Libertyville Township
Open Space District, and Liberty Prairie Conservancy to build a Birdscaping Program for a selected area
within the Reserve. The property is located south of Casey Road and east of Rte. 21.
Over the last few months, we have identified over a dozen native forbs and grasses that will help build the
plant/animal habitat in the designated area, which is currently undergoing restoration. By replacing invasives
with high value plants, we will be encouraging animal habitat and providing high-nutrition food and shelter for
animals including birds.
The Society is raising funds to purchase native plant seeds for installation during May or June. Our goal is to
plant up to six acres in the protected nature preserve areas where invasive plants such as buckthorn and
honeysuckle are being removed. The plan is to install the seeds so that the mature plants will be visible from
the existing prairie trails. More importantly, we will select plants that will bloom and produce food during
different seasons in order to encourage migratory bird stopovers in future years.
The Birdscaping Program supports the trend and demonstrates the benefit of native plants that can support
unique animal habitat while improving the wildlife/birding experience as visitors hike the trails.
We invite you to be part of our Birdscaping Program by donating and/or volunteering to help on-site. Checks
should be made out to LCAS and notated accordingly. If you have questions or wish to volunteer, please
email us at audbirds@aol.com.
Tag Here for PDF Flyer
Tag Here to see 2 page PDF of Bird-Friendly Grasses and Forbs that will be used in Liberty Prairie Reserve
Birdscaping in the Liberty Prairie Reserve by Paul Geiselhart
"A bird in the bush is worth two in the hand" see Audubon Outlook article by Glen Moss
(Dec-Jan 2012)
Volunteers for the Lake County Forest Preserve have been planting shrubs in various preserves
throughout the county as part of their reforestation plan to restore some sites back to their
natural prairies and savannas. Tag here, to view a list of these native shrubs
(Dec-Jan 2012)
Volunteers for the Lake County Forest Preserve have been planting shrubs in various preserves
throughout the county as part of their reforestation plan to restore some sites back to their
natural prairies and savannas. Tag here, to view a list of these native shrubs
Lake County Bluebirds Need Your Help TAG HERE TO HELP OUT TAG HERE TO SEE UPCOMING WORKSHOPS |
If you would like to
submit a photo you
took to be added to
the Lake County
Audubon WEB Site,
please read the
following link. Lake
County Audubon Birds
submit a photo you
took to be added to
the Lake County
Audubon WEB Site,
please read the
following link. Lake
County Audubon Birds