Guest Speaker
Ken Klick- Lake County Ravines
The ravines bordering Lake Michigan's shoreline from Glencoe to
Waukegan protect some of the region's rarest native habitat.
Conjuring up images and aromas of the North Woods, Canada
mayflower, huckleberry, white pine, and arbor vitae flourish in these
sheltered pockets and nowhere else in our region. This presentation
will provide an overview of the unique geologic forces that create our
ravines, the unique plants and animals that flourish here, how
urbanization effects these ravines, and how the Lake County Forest
Preserve and others are restoring these one-of-a-kind habitats of our
region.
Ken Klick of the Lake County forest Preserve will present this
program. Ken is the District's lead ecologist for ravine restoration
and has been with the District for 15 years. He is an avid naturalist
and enjoys birding most without binoculars.
The ravines bordering Lake Michigan's shoreline from Glencoe to
Waukegan protect some of the region's rarest native habitat.
Conjuring up images and aromas of the North Woods, Canada
mayflower, huckleberry, white pine, and arbor vitae flourish in these
sheltered pockets and nowhere else in our region. This presentation
will provide an overview of the unique geologic forces that create our
ravines, the unique plants and animals that flourish here, how
urbanization effects these ravines, and how the Lake County Forest
Preserve and others are restoring these one-of-a-kind habitats of our
region.
Ken Klick of the Lake County forest Preserve will present this
program. Ken is the District's lead ecologist for ravine restoration
and has been with the District for 15 years. He is an avid naturalist
and enjoys birding most without binoculars.
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