Forest Preserve District Seeking Volunteers

Submitted by the Forest Preserve District of Will County

Spend some time this fall and winter helping the Forest Preserve District of Will County maintain its natural areas by volunteering for a resource management workday.

Remaining 2015 workdays will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and Sundays from Oct. 3 through Dec. 19. To find out more about volunteering, or to sign up for a workday, email rgauchat@fpdwc.org or call 815-722-7364.

Upcoming workdays are scheduled for:

• Saturday, Oct. 3, Whalon Lake Preserve – Konicek Grove, Naperville.
• Sunday, Oct. 4, Kankakee Sands Preserve – Shenk Grove, Braidwood.
• Saturday, Oct. 17, Keepataw Preserve, Lemont.
• Sunday, Oct. 18, Rock Run Greenway Trail – Joliet Junior College, Joliet.
• Saturday, Oct. 31, Hickory Creek Preserve – LaPorte Road Access, Mokena.
• Sunday, Nov. 1, Messenger Woods Nature Preserve, Homer Glen.
• Saturday, Nov. 7, Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve, Beecher.
• Saturday, Nov. 14, Romeoville Prairie, Romeoville.
• Sunday, Nov. 15, Theodore Marsh, Joliet.
• Saturday, Nov. 28, Hickory Creek Barrens, New Lenox.
• Sunday, Nov. 29, Kankakee Sands Preserve – Shenk Grove, Braidwood.
• Saturday, Dec. 5, Hickory Creek Preserve – LaPorte Road Access, Mokena.
• Saturday, Dec. 5, Rock Run Preserve – Black Road Access, Joliet.
• Sunday, Dec. 6, Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve, Beecher.
• Saturday, Dec. 12, Whalon Lake Preserve – Konieck Grove, Naperville.
• Sunday, Dec. 13, Kankakee Sands Preserve – Shenk Grove, Braidwood.
• Sunday, Dec. 13, Hickory Creek Preserve – Hickory Creek Junction, New Lenox.
• Saturday, Dec. 19, Hickory Creek Preserve – Hickory Creek Junction, New Lenox.

For more information on volunteer activities or other Forest Preserve District programs, visit ReconnectWithNature.org.