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@bactrust1

BACT is devoted to preserving our community’s rare & exceptional open spaces for current & future generations. Each acre restored begins with you!

 Barrington, IL
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Joined April 2015
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Want to experience our Teaching Garden firsthand? Sign up to join us and the Master Gardeners for a work day next Friday morning, August 13: balibrary.librarycalendar.co… Enjoy a beautiful summer morning while you learn!
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BREAKING: this effort is moving to a vote in the House! With your help, we can make it happen—the time to act is NOW. Please contact your members of Congress to ask them to prevent plastic pellet pollution with one simple click here: act.newmode.net/action/aquar…
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Say no to "nurdles!" Nurdles are plastic pellets posing a problem in the #GreatLakes. Today, @SenatorDurbin introduced the "Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act" to decrease harm to aquatic wildlife—like this state-endangered Blanding's turtle—& to protect drinking water.
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8th graders through graduating seniors, a great opportunity for you! Learn in the field and gain a stepping stone to a career in any field! Learn more at bactrust.org. @BhsHorticulture @MrsMilneBiology @LTurngren @Barrington220EF @BarringtonHS220 @Stengrenscience
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Monarch super generation migrating south! #BHSHort has been teaming with @bactrust1 to educate on the importance of native landscapes and pollinators. #BHSScience #BSDInnovation #MonarchWeighStation @jbaylor77 @BarringtonHS220
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Time for #GoodNewsNoon! Mark your calendars for this fantastic new event to benefit @bactrust1 - Tartans for the Trust! August 31, 2019.
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Identifying macroinvertebrates with HES ⁦@bactrust1⁩
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Our @BarringtonHS220 Horticulture Ss went to Pederson Preserve with BACT today to collect local milkweed data that will be entered into a national database for other Ss and scientists to analyze! #citizenscience #BHSScience #NGSS @barrington220 @bactrust1 @BHS_Principal – at Itasca, IL
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Image from Julie Baylor (@jbaylor77)
Image from Julie Baylor (@jbaylor77)
Image from Julie Baylor (@jbaylor77)
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@JKC_Chicago enjoyed a wonderful evening as a #MeadowSponsor last Saturday at the Concert for #Conservation with our friends from @bactrust1 .
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Image from John Keno & Company (@JKC_Chicago)
Image from John Keno & Company (@JKC_Chicago)
Image from John Keno & Company (@JKC_Chicago)
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Connect to Lake Michigan with Shedd! Join us for a brand-new boat excursion out on the lake to learn about our local waters and the animals that call them home. This is the final week to hop aboard! Sign up today: sheddaquarium.org/plan-a-vis…
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Great news! Marriott International to Remove Plastic Straws Worldwide by July 2019 | Marriott News Center news.marriott.com/2018/07/ma… via @MarriottIntl – at Chicago, IL
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#BHSScience Ts are collaborating with other Ts across the state to develop new #ngss #storylines to engage all Ss and empower the next generation of #citizenscientists. #monarchbutterflies
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Image from Julie Baylor (@jbaylor77)
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The Krasberg #RoseGarden has reached peak bloom during #pollinatorweek. Learn more about eight great moments in rose history: chgobg.org/roses
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It’s National Pollinator Week! Chicago Wilderness members work together to identify regional opportunities to protect pollinators like the monarch butterfly. Learn more at bit.ly/2JUV8fx
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We can stop the flow of #plasticpollution into the #GreatLakes, but we can only do it together. Take the Plastic-Free Great Lakes pledge today: greatlakes.p2a.co/efF2SJR?p2…
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For Immediate Release: Openlands TreeKeepers Summer 2018 Course Registration Opens openlands.org/news/press-rel…
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Applications for the Openlands TreePlanters Grants close Monday! Final chance to get free trees on your block or in your community this fall: openlands.org/trees/treeplan…
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#Pollinators contribute to the health, fertility and productivity of wild plants, food plants, and landscape plants alike. Here's how you can attract more to your garden: chgobg.org/2LPWZyP #PollinatorWeek
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Barrington Area Conservation Trust Interns Learn From Shedd Aquarium Experts Learn more about their day & discoveries here-> bit.ly/2tab4iA
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Why is mulch important? How do you spread it in a way that is most beneficial to trees and plants? We've got the answers right here --> ow.ly/wrvY30kpDAT
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Applications close soon for the fall 2018 Openlands TreePlanters Grants. Apply today to receive free trees in your community or neighborhood this fall! #Trees openlands.org/trees/treeplan…
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