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Restoring natural communities in northwest Cook County, Illinois

Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards

The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards is a group of volunteers that works with the Forest Preserve of Cook County, Illinois, to restore native habitat in the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve, located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. We hold outdoor volunteer workdays every weekend throughout the year.

Why restore? Illinois’ once-majestic prairies, savannas, and woodlands have suffered the effects of nearly two centuries of development—including suppression of fire, fragmentation, and the introduction of numerous non-native plant and animal species. Restoration seeks to reestablish a more natural balance on the open lands that remain, to create favorable conditions that can better support a wide diversity of plant and animal life.

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An Award-Winning Group

The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards have been honored to receive the following awards during the last two years:

2010 Grassroots Conservation Leadership Award for the Poplar Creek Breeding Bird Blitz

2010 Leader in Hanover Township Conservation and Native Landscaping Program

2009 Conservation Leadership Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago Wilderness.

2009 Hanover Township Clerk’s Community Service Award (Organizations category)

At left: The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards on the occasion of their 20th Anniversary Celebration, in September 2009.

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