Terry Dodge Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Be Part of the ISA Team The 2021 Dupage River Sweep will take place on Saturday, May 15th from 9 am - 12 noon. This will be the 30th Anniversary for the river clean up event hosted by the Conservation Foundation based in Naperville. 2022 Dupage River Sweep will take place on Saturday, May 21st. from 9 am - 12 noon. This will be the 31th Anniversary for the river clean up event hosted by the Conservation Foundation based in Naperville. https://www.theconservationfoundation.org/event/dupage-river-sweep-2022/ Hope to see you there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 For any ISA members that would like to participate in next Saturday's DuPage River sweep (Saturday, May 21, 2022) please join me at 9:00 am at the Hidden Lakes Trout Farm parking lot in Bolingbrook (located off Trout Farm Road). River clean up supplies such as gloves, waist bags, and pickers will be provided. In addition to river clean up activities there will also be opportunities to participate in habitat restoration work. You may want to bring some waders and boots in the event we need to get in River. We can also visit other areas along Dupage that need help. Let me know if you have any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted May 17, 2022 Report Share Posted May 17, 2022 Quick update, instead of meeting at Hidden Lakes Park the Bolingbrook team is meeting this year at 9 am at the Royce Road trailhead parking lot which is located 1/10 mile west of Rt 53 and Royce Road intersection.. Bolingbrook Coordinator Dan Finn mentioned cleanup work will be performed all along East Branch trail that runs from Royce Road to Indian Head Park along the river. Dan mentioned a lot of mustard grass needs removed. So bring long pants, long sleeves , hat and gloves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-mo Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 16 hours ago, Bart Durham said: Quick update, instead of meeting at Hidden Lakes Park the Bolingbrook team is meeting this year at 9 am at the Royce Road trailhead parking lot which is located 1/10 mile west of Rt 53 and Royce Road intersection.. Bolingbrook Coordinator Dan Finn mentioned cleanup work will be performed all along East Branch trail that runs from Royce Road to Indian Head Park along the river. Dan mentioned a lot of mustard grass needs removed. So bring long pants, long sleeves , hat and gloves. Assume you are talking about that the little park/canoe launch just before the river off Concord lane. Also since we are potentially pulling 'weeds' I'd suggest brushing up on your poison ivy id skills....it's well established by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted May 18, 2022 Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 Kevin, that's it, you can see the trail head parking lot from Route 53, after meeting in Royce Road parking lot at 9 am, and listening to Dan Flinn's instructions, we'll play it by ear but may take a car load over to Indian Head Park and start the work from that end. Wear socks, long pants and longs sleeves and hat for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-mo Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Is this a rain or shine thing? Looking like lots of rain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 Bring your rain gear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 Looks like rain will hold off this morning so come on out, but still bring rain gear in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Durham Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 On May 21, 2022, ISA members joined approximately 50 volunteers at the DuPage River Greenway trail in Bolingbrook to help clean the area around the 2.5 mile trail that parallels the East Branch of DuPage River in Bolingbrook. The rain stayed away for the most part allowing us to complete our mission. Volunteers spent the morning cleaning trash from the area and removed toxic invasive species plants, like garlic mustard and purple/yellow mustard plants, from the riverside area. Thanks to the ISA members, and the many volunteers and corporate employee/volunteers from Amazon, Orbus and Ulta that participated in the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 any close up pics of the mustard plants , curious of what they look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-mo Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 2 hours ago, rich mc said: any close up pics of the mustard plants , curious of what they look like all you need to know and more.... https://kingcounty.gov/services/environment/animals-and-plants/noxious-weeds/weed-identification/garlic-mustard.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-mo Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Not exactly sure what the purple/purple white flower plants are/were.... got there a skosh late and missed the id They are about 3-5 feet tall and and have multiple stalks coming from a central base. They can self pollinate so if you go pull some make sure they are in a bag, otherwise you could just be spreading them further. They were very identifiable, nothing else out there that looked like them. Assume they'll flower for another week or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dodge Posted May 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 Two things about garlic mustard. 1st the 'good'. They're biennial so if you can eradicate them 2 years in a row you've got a good chance of getting rid of them permanently. Now the bad. If left alone they put chemicals in the soil other plants find toxic. Really bad news for natives. Once you know what they look like you should make it a practice to pull them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich mc Posted May 23, 2022 Report Share Posted May 23, 2022 thanks kev mo. did nt notice any near some ponds i fish but they have the egyptian cattail stuff that is just as bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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