Presenter: Clair Ryan, Midwest Invasive Plant Network

Learn how to identify the invasives common to our area as well as those just moving in. Clair Ryan, of the Midwest Invasive Plant Network, based out of the Morton Arboretum, will recommend strategies for controlling invasives. Steps vary according to distribution.  You’ll also get suggestions for planting attractive, ecologically beneficial native plants in the spaces you’ve cleared. Learn more. 

Photo: Garlic Mustard, from Wisconsin DNR

The fall sale features canopy trees (taller species), understory trees, and shrubs. Ceate a layered landscape that offers interest and wildlife support throughout the year. Pre-order by September 24. Pickup is September 30, 9 a.m. - 1p.m. at the Euclid Methodist Church parking lot in Oak Park. Wild Ones members save 10 percent.

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Photo: False Indigo, courtesy Possibility Place

Also of interest

Trailside Museum Monarch Festival
Families can discover their monarch moments at the Trailside Museum's second annual Migrating Monarchs festival. The free celebration is September 17, at 738 Thatcher Ave. in River Forest, from noon to 3 p.m. Pioneer Press / Chicago Tribune article.

Monarch Migration News
Monarch migration is underway. Learn to recognize the monarchs’ migration behavior and report sightings at the Annenberg Learner.org Monarch Butterfly website.

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