<DIV>Dear BCN People</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You are invited to attend a special habitat restoration program at Springbrook Prairie, Naperville, DuPage County, on November 17th at 9:30 am. The main emphasis of the program will be the major stream restoration project that is about 50% complete at the site and will include a demonstration on how the new streambed is being constructed. Staff from DuPage FPD will be there to lead the program and tour. Since the work is in progress, you will be able to see the old channelized stream, ongoing construction, and sections of the new stream meanders.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will also be there to talk about the grassland bird populations and how the new project will improve avian habitat at the site.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>See the following announcement for details and RSVP.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Suchecki</DIV> <DIV>Site Steward and Bird Monitor</DIV> <DIV>Springbrook
Prairie </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Chicago Wilderness Habitat Clinic (November 17, 2007)<BR>Springbrook Creek -Restoration Project<BR><BR>The Habitat Project and Volunteer Stewardship Network invite all<BR>restoration volunteers, monitors, interpreters, advocates, and<BR>interested members of the public to join us for this Habitat Clinic at<BR>Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve. In keeping with the Clinic's summer theme,<BR>best practices, this two and half- hour-long clinic will feature on the<BR>spot field presentations.<BR><BR>Springbrook Prairie, DUPAGE COUNTY, IL Saturday, November, 17th. 9:30<BR>a.m. to noon</DIV> <DIV><BR>As part of ongoing restoration and habitat improvement of Springbrook<BR>Prairie Forest Preserve, the District is in the process of building a<BR>new meandering stream channel on approximately 2 miles of Springbrook<BR>Creek, a tributary of the DuPage River. The primary objective is to<BR>improve
habitat, reduce bank erosion and improve water quality by<BR>reconnecting the stream to the historic flood plain. Stream channel<BR>design will incorporate improved fish, mollusk and macro invertebrate<BR>habitat.<BR><BR>Over 20 years of USGS gage station data combined with detailed<BR>cross-sectional and longitudinal profiles of the stream is the<BR>scientific basis for developing dimensions, patterns and profiles for<BR>the stream. The new stream bed is elevated to normal entrenchment<BR>conditions and features a pool and riffle pattern. The new channel is<BR>constructed with the use of natural materials and designed to<BR>re-saturate a riparian wetland/floodplain zone. Construction zones will<BR>be stabilized with native species consistent with preserve wide<BR>restoration plans.<BR><BR>Project Manger and Natural Resource Management Supervisor Leslie Berns,<BR>and Sites Stewards Joe Suchecki and Nancy Novak will discuss:<BR>* The process of building the new stream
channel<BR>* Grassland bird usage and results from 10 years of point count<BR>surveys.<BR>* Volunteer restoration progress<BR>* Restoration plans over the long term<BR><BR>Participants are welcome to stay for lunch afterwards and lend a hand<BR>during the Nature Workday scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Light<BR>refreshments will be served at noon Please register by mailing Shelley<BR>Ancheta at <A href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vsn-stewards/post?postID=oxdV0ZxgXZ42Zz-LJLXtDlsCm_aLXcKy18e-WidA8uxbSTpkwY4HCV2CqDjD0_JepAyQgTEaSh0VYn_A"><FONT color=#247cd4>sancheta@...</FONT></A> or by calling 847-965-9239.<BR><BR>Directions: From Chicago, take I290 West to I-88 West. Merge onto 355<BR>Southbound towards Joliet. Exit on 75th street and travel west to Book<BR>Road. Turn left on Book Road (south) to the first stop light 83rd<BR>Street. Turn right (west) on 83rd. The main parking lot is located on<BR>the north side of 83rd Street one-half mile west of Book
Rd.<BR><BR><BR></DIV><p> __________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com