“Bring Back the Pollinators”

We will welcome Carol Elkins; Xerces Society Great Lakes Region Ambassador for our special National Garden Week program that will be held in collaboration with Indian Prairie Public Library.

Carol Elkins, University of Wisconsin Master Naturalist and University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener will take us though a fun evening of pollinator education. She will share information about the importance of our native pollinators, some of their primary threats, and what we can all do to support them in our landscapes. 

This event will be in a hybrid format and IPPL registration is required and starts May 26th at 9am: IPPL registration link

For more information and speaker bio: DGC Facebook Page Event

Note change of time and location.
6:00 pm - Social Time
6:30 pm - Presentation
7:30 pm - Q&A and Brief Announcements

Carol Elkins

Carol is an active Conservation@Home Consultant with both the Geneva Lake Conservancy and the Land Conservancy of McHenry County – and is an active mentor in the ‘Natural Garden in Your Yard’ native plant program, with The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee (WPPC).  She promotes monarch butterfly habitat and pollinator conservation within various groups, including the Illinois Monarch Project, The WPPC, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, and the City of Crystal Lake, where she sits on their Sustainability Committee. 

Learn what you can do to help support pollinators in your home landscape (habitat)!