Mariani Volunteers Restore Lake Forest Woodland with Almost 200 Native Trees and Shrubs
Continuing to support Lake Forest Open Lands, an organization dedicated to restoring and preserving native land in the City of Lake Forest, more than 20 Mariani Landscape volunteers came out on Saturday, April 17, to roll up their sleeves and install plants on three acres of woodland space. In one day, Mariani volunteers installed 170 native trees and shrubs across the Dickinson property, annexed land that Open Lands recently acquired for restoration. Native plants installed include Nannyberry Viburnum, Red Acer and Gray Dogwood, and American Plum trees. Mariani also created mulch from old plant material to enrich the soil.
“It’s important that we preserve and restore open spaces in our communities with plants indigenous to Illinois,” says Frank Mariani, who also volunteered.Lake Forest Open Lands maintains over 800 acres of open space in eight nature preserves.
Open Lands owns more than 350 acres of pristine and restored prairies, wetlands and woodlands. “We are proud to work with an organization that works toward restoring our natural environment,” says Mariani. For volunteer opportunities at Lake Forest Open Lands, contact Michael Hahn at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
