Come join The Conservation Foundation and the Friends of O’Hara Woods improve the ecological health of O’Hara Woods at our monthly volunteer workday. Activities include cutting invasive brush, burning brush piles, pulling garlic mustard, and collecting seed from native plants. No prior experience is necessary.
The address to O’Hara Woods is 524 Belmont Dr., Romeoville, and we will be meeting in the parking lot off of Beverly J Griffin Dr. (to the southwest of Lake Strini). If you plan to attend, please bring a water bottle, a pair of work gloves (we will have extra), and dress for the weather. Loppers and all other equipment will be provided. Contact Jennifer Hammer with questions or to be put on our Friends of O’Hara Woods email list at: jhammer@theconservationfoundation.org or 630-428-4500, x114.
*We will be following Phase 4 guildelines per Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and participants should practice social distancing.
The monthly workdays are from 8-11 a.m. on the following Saturdays:
- August 22
- September 26
- October 24
- November 21
- December 19