City of Blue Island Think Outside the Loop
The Urban Forestry Board is seeking volunteers to help weed and clean up at Veterans Triangle on Saturday, May 16 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Previous experience is always appreciated, but not necessary! All are welcome. If you have any favorite work gloves and/or weeding tools please bring them. For questions or for more information, contact Perry Recker at …
Read More »Grace United Plant Sale
Grace United Methodist Church is having their annual flower and plant sale on Saturday, May 9th from 8 am to 3 pm. Get there early for best selection! Plants are from Ted’s Greenhouse. Big, healthy hanging baskets, annual flats, perennials, herbs, tomato plants and much more! Perfect timing for Mother’s Day gift giving! A representative from Ted’s Greenhouse will be …
Read More »Reading the Calumet Landscape
First Tuesday Series at the Library – The Calumet Landscape The Library and the Friends of the Forest Preserves host a series of First Tuesday presentations about nature and the outdoors. The next one is on our Calumet Landscape. How did backyard gullies, hills or wetlands form? Naturalist John Elliott surveys clues to our history found in our modern landscape. …
Read More »Community Garden Service Day
Join the Community Garden group this Saturday, May 2 from 10am to noon for a Community Potato Planting and help clean up the food bank garden plots. Food grown in the food bank plots is donated to St. Benedict’s and distributed to Blue Island area families in need. Meet at the California Gardens Community Garden, 141st and Francisco at the …
Read More »Blue Island Honors Arbor Day
The Blue Island City Council passed a Proclamation stating April 16, 2015 as Arbor Day in Blue Island. Click to read the Arbor Day Proclamation 2015. On Thursday, April 16th, The Student Council and Student Representative from Gordon Elementary School helped Mayor Domingo Vargas plant a tree in front of the Blue Island Recreation Center. A total of four Flowering …
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