Initiatives and Impact
Where has all the water gone?
Many thanks to neighbors, without whom this garden project would not succeed!
But it’s so Prreetty!! BEWARE! Lesser Celandine
Lesser celandine invading along Lorraine Avenue in Franklin Park, McLean.
It was a behemoth of a job…and there’s more to do! Together, let’s take this further!
Native pollinator garden installed on October 7, 2023.
Five reasons to go Wild NOW!
This may be a different kind of ‘wild’, but we hope you join the native-plant landscape trend!
Fall tree campaign 2023!
Let’s get planting to restore the ‘park’ and the ‘forest’ in Franklin Park and Franklin Forest!
FRANKLIN PARK is ON THE MAP! Homegrown National Park
If you plant them (native species), they will come! Birds, bees, butterflies. Black swallowtail on feasting on native phlox.
Launching: HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK Franklin Park
Native plants such as Lemon Bergamot (foreground purple flower) and Monarch’s Delight (orange flowers in background) are sources of sustenance for our native insects and form the basis of our threatened ecosystem. Planting natives helps address this endangered, crucial ecological tier.
WANTED-YOUR ENTRY for our 1st Franklin Area ART & WRITING SHOW
Young acorn on a cherished White oak, many of which populate the Franklin Area and are considered a keystone plant for wildlife.
BEWARE! Lesser Celandine is invading Franklin Park and Forest!
Lesser celandine invading the forest floor.
Over 50,000 People Tell Home Depot: Stop Selling Invasive Plants!
Ask Home Depot to stop selling invasive plants.
