Manage a Common Area? Learn About Meadow Mix at Free Nov. 12 Workshop
If you are managing a natural area, would you like to learn how to save money while creating a colorful, functional alternative to turf landscapes?
Managers of common areas such as homeowners associations, corporate and institutional campuses and townships are invited to learn about an alternative to turf grass that saves money, is colorful and functional. A free workshop about the Conservation Foundation’s Pollinator Meadow Mix is being cohosted by the Kane County Planning Cooperative and the Foundation at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Clarke, 675 Sidwell Ct. in St. Charles.
The Pollinator Meadow Mix is a new low profile seed mix that looks beautiful while providing rainwater infiltration and erosion control. Managers of common areas can save $7,000 per acre in one year and $85,000 per acre over 10 years.
The benefits of the Pollinator Meadow Mix include:
- Reduced maintenance cost
- Reduced mowing, water and fossil fuel consumption
- Increased water absorption
- Increased habitat for wildlife and pollinator insects
- Increased carbon sequestration
- Enhanced curb and aesthetic appeal for enriched resident, employee and customer experience
The workshop includes a light dinner, educational workshop and tour of Clarke’s sustainable facility. To register please email or phone Chris Toth at tothchris@co.kane.il.us or (630) 232-3491. When registering, please provide your name, email, phone and neighborhood.
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About the Kane County Planning Cooperative
The Kane County Planning Cooperative is the central core of the implementation strategy of the Kane County 2040 Plan. The main mission of the Cooperative is to encourage education and information sharing related to planning and to assist with local planning decisions. The Conservation Foundation is a non-profit land and river protection organization founded in 1972. The support of more than 3,500 members and 500 volunteers helps the Foundation carry out its mission to preserve and restore open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of our environment in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties in Illinois.
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