Algonquin To Hold Tenth Conservation Community Day

Algonquin will hold its tenth annual Conservation Community Day Friday from 11 am to 2 pm along the Woods Creek Bike Path from Bunker Hill Drive south to Woods Creek Lane. This year’s theme is “Leave No Child Inside” to highlight the Chicago Wilderness initiative. The free public event
aims to educate and inform people about the environment, how natural resources are being protected in the community, and what local residents can do to conserve resources and protect
the environment.

Parking for the event will be available on Bunker Hill Drive, Woods Creek Lane, Brookside Avenue, or at the Harnish Drive Library. Groups with displays at the event include:

    McHenry County Conservation District
    Dundee Township Open Space Program
    Applied Ecological Services (Woods Creek Watershed Plan)
    Village of Algonquin ECO Committee
    Land Keepers
    Natural Areas Volunteers
    The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
    Village of Algonquin Utilities Division
    Village of Algonquin Parks and Forestry Division
    Waste Management
    Community Energy Inc.
    McHenry County Water Resources
    Algonquin Area Public Library
    McHenry County Health Department
    Environmental Defenders of McHenry County
    McHenry County Audubon Society
    Eastview Elementary School Earth Club
    Kane DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District
    Illinois Paddling Council
    Craft tables sponsored by the Village of Algonquin

Residents with blown out gym shoes can bring them along for recycling at Algonquin's Conservation Community Day.