The Ryback Addition
The Illinois Audubon Society has purchased a 20-acre parcel to be added to the Amboy Marsh Nature Preserve in Amboy, Illinois....
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Deb Carey
Dec 28, 20211 min read
Rusty Patch Bumble Bee
Isaac Stewart, Black Hawk East College, once again documented the federally-endangered Rusty-patched bumble bee at Gremel. It was near...
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Deb Carey
Jul 9, 20212 min read
Andropogon virginicus
Ever hear of broom sedge? No, it’s not even a member of the sedge (Carex) family. It is more correctly Andropogon virginicus. Since 2016,...
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Deb Carey
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Help bluebirds with some spring cleaning
2-4-2021 Bluebirds It is time for action! Even though the snow and ice are very evident, it’s time to clean and ready your bluebird...
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Deb Carey
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Red-headed Woodpeckers
Photo by Deb Walens Amboy Marsh volunteers have gone to lots of trouble to remove invasive woody brush in the ICECF grant area. If you...
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Deb Carey
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Fire!
Friday Dec. 21, 2020 As the volunteers are driving and walking to the ICECF grant work area (where we are industriously removing invasive...
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Deb Carey
Dec 14, 20201 min read
Saving Native Shrubs - Hazelnut
While volunteers are removing invasive weeds and shrubs in the grant area, they are ALWAYS careful to leave untouched our great native...
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Deb Carey
Dec 10, 20201 min read
Today's "post" - Dec. 10, 2020
One of our faithful volunteers was traveling to the grant work site this morning, and his sharp eye caught a snowy owl perched on an...
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Deb Carey
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Tuesday, December 8 - update
ENCAP Inc. is finishing up their work today on the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation grant for Amboy Marsh Nature Preserve. This...
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Deb Carey
Dec 5, 20202 min read
What is INAI?
December 4th, 2020 In a previous post we mentioned INAI. What is an INAI? In 1970, approximately 660 Illinois Natural Area sites...
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Deb Carey
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Many Hands Makes Light Work
The final day of November, one month after the grant began, volunteer steward Bob Chinn put in another long day (it was dark when he left...
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Deb Carey
Dec 3, 20203 min read
November Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Grant Explanation and Update
PROGRESS REPORT - OUR FIRST MONTH! The Birdsong Chapter of Illinois Audubon Society (illinoisaudubon.org) was very pleased with the news...
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Deb Carey
Dec 1, 20202 min read
December 1, 2020
ICECF Grant News Yesterday, the final day of November, volunteer steward Bob put in another long day (it was dark when he left the work...
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