The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards is a project of the Forest Preserve of Cook County, Illinois. Volunteers work to restore native habitat in the Carl Hansen/Poplar Creek Forest Preserve, located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. We hold outdoor volunteer workdays every weekend throughout the year, weather permitting, which are shown in the Upcoming Workdays calendar at right. Please join us!

• Sunflower (Helianthus sp.)

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• Planting in the Woodland

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• Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)

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• Fall Seed Collecting

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• Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

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• Winter Workday

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• Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)

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• Planting after a Prescribed Burn

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• Monarch Butterfly on Rough Blazingstar (Liatris aspera)

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