Conservation groups sponsor brush cutting day at Grassy Lake

The Barrington Greenway Initiative and Citizens for Conservation will sponsor a brush cutting workday from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Grassy Lake.

Be a part of the Barrington area's collaborative conservation community and work alongside volunteer stewards and staff from Citizens for Conservation, Audubon Great Lakes, the Bobolink Foundation, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Forest Preserves of Cook County, and Lake County Forest Preserves. Meet at Lake Barrington Village Hall, 23860 N. Old Barrington Road, Lake Barrington, and wear sturdy shoes, dress for the weather and bring work gloves. All ages are welcome.

The Barrington Greenway Initiative is a long-term plan, created and led by Citizens for Conservation, to expand and link fragmented natural habitats, increase biodiversity and advance ecosystems in the greater Barrington community from approximately Poplar Creek north to Roberts Road. This partnership between Citizens for Conservation and other conservation groups and volunteers will link more than 14,000 acres of prairies, wetlands and forest preserves for conservation success and benefits to area residents.