'Twas a Green Day

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Spent the day doing what we call "Conservation Action."

 

For those familiar with the Chicago area, we were over on Montrose Point and Dunes. There is an area of grasslands there called, The Magic Hedge.

For most of the morning, we were pulling out an invasive species of Canadian Thistle that had made it's way down into the area. Prickly tall {censored}ers that you need leather gloves on to handle properly.

The afternoon we were out on the beach/dune removing Cottonwood sprouts, and cleaning up trash. Hot as hell out there today, mid-90's with little breeze and no where to hide from the sun.

 

Needless to say, I'm pretty beat, but it was a good day

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Cool, man, that's a good day. Neat article on the hedge. Gives one hope that not completely everything in the world is totally {censored}ed up.

[BEAD]

thanks beam

[Thunderbroom]

hey beam...who's the "we"? Is this an organized group of some sort or was it just a bunch of friends that headed over there. It's cool that you enjoyed doing this. I spent two days this week working in my yard and bitching about it non-stop.

[oldivor]

I thought this was about the band, thank goodness it aint.

 

And cool

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Originally posted by chunkathalon thanks beam

 

 

np

 

 

 

Originally posted by Thunderbroom hey beam...who's the "we"? Is this an organized group of some sort or was it just a bunch of friends that headed over there. It's cool that you enjoyed doing this. I spent two days this week working in my yard and bitching about it non-stop.

 

Its a group from the Shedd Aquarium. We planned three trips with about a dozen people to each section. The first and third trip went to the Montrose area, the second trip went to another preserve on the South Side.

 

The Shedd does all sorts of environmental programs, our Conservation and Education departments are pretty solid. We also have teams that work on Great Lakes Awareness, Right Bite(what kinds of fish you should avoid for various reasons), and a few other programs. This one that we did is just one of a few that we do during the year. This time, we were working with the University of Chicago's Environmental Studies dept, and the Chicago Park District.

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Oh, just though I'd kick this out.

 

Coppertone: Shade 45SPF

 

 

This is the only stuff I trust.

 

Tried-and-true, I used this for 2 months solid when I was doing an Archaeological dig in central Alabama during July and August...8 hours a day out in the sun(it was strangely dry that year).

 

Didn't so much as get a tan. Damn fine stuff, didn't fail me today either

[Thunderbroom]

 

Originally posted by beam Its a group from the Shedd Aquarium. We planned three trips with about a dozen people to each section. The first and third trip went to the Montrose area, the second trip went to another preserve on the South Side. The Shedd does all sorts of environmental programs, our Conservation and Education departments are pretty solid. We also have teams that work on Great Lakes Awareness, Right Bite(what kinds of fish you should avoid for various reasons), and a few other programs. This one that we did is just one of a few that we do during the year. This time, we were working with the University of Chicago's Environmental Studies dept, and the Chicago Park District.

 

 

It's very cool that you're working in a place that allows and likely encourages you to get involved in things like this. The college I work for maintains a tallgrass prairie and promote activities that help maintain it.

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Originally posted by Thunderbroom It's very cool that you're working in a place that allows and likely encourages you to get involved in things like this. The college I work for maintains a tallgrass prairie and promote activities that help maintain it.

 

I really dig working there, It's been a while since I was around(mostly) like-minded people to myself

 

That's pretty cool! Any college that supports activities where students work for the environment is ok in my book

[Thunderbroom]

Originally posted by beam Any college that supports activities where students work for the environment is ok in my book

 

Pretty much all colleges do this...remember..."all them thar colleges is run by librals"...

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Originally posted by Thunderbroom Pretty much all colleges do this...remember..."all them thar colleges is run by librals"...

 

 

and look at that, it isn't always a bad thing:D

[oldivor]

Originally posted by Thunderbroom Pretty much all colleges do this...remember..."all them thar colleges is run by librals"...

 

I know, them left wing earthy economic girly men.

 

 

[311IncubusCKY]

the only good hippy is a dead hippy

 

 

 

hippy

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Originally posted by 311IncubusCKY the only good hippy is a dead hippy hippy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bassplayer7770]

Originally posted by beam For most of the morning, we were pulling out an invasive species of Canadian Thistle that had made it's way down into the area. Prickly tall {censored}ers that you need leather gloves on to handle properly.

 

Damn Canadians tryin' to ruin all our foliage...

 

[Kaesh]

Originally posted by beam Prickly tall {censored}ers that you need leather gloves on to handle properly.

{censored}!

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Originally posted by Kaesh {censored}!