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Restoring natural communities in northwest Cook County, Illinois

Who We Are

	Who We Are How to Volunteer Volunteering for School Credit Our Location Our Workday Schedule Bringing Your Group to Work What to Wear to Workdays Our Current Newsletter Schaumburg Road Grasslands Home		The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards began their work in 1989 as a joint effort between the Forest Preser ve District of Cook County, Illinois, The Nature Conservancy, and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.The group has been working actively in the years since to return native plant communities to the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Native tallgrass prairie and woodland communities are making a reappearance on this former farm site thanks to the dedication of the stewards.

The Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards began their work in 1989 as a joint effort between the Forest Preser ve District of Cook County, Illinois, The Nature Conservancy, and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission.The group has been working actively in the years since to return native plant communities to the Poplar Creek Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Native tallgrass prairie and woodland communities are making a reappearance on this former farm site thanks to the dedication of the stewards.

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