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Thursday, March 28, 2024

McDonald Farm will host workshop about rain collecting for home water conservation

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Above / McDonald Farm, located at 10S404 Knoch Knolls Road, will host a workshop on March 26 about rain collecting for home water conservation. (PN File Photo)

Learn about rain barrels, $75 each.  (PN File Photo)

Harvesting rain and using it in homes and gardens is pretty easy once you know how it works. The Water Conservation Workshop on Sunday, March 26 from 1 to 3PM at The Conservation Foundation’s McDonald Farm in Naperville will show homeowners how to use this natural resource on their land.

With a presentation beginning at 1PM, Land Preservation Specialist Jim Kleinwachter will show how rain barrels and rain gardens work and how to install them to capture the rain that falls on your land. Kleinwachter is also the Conservation@ Home manager and will show ways to put the rainwater to good use with a nature-friendly habitat in your backyard.

Rain barrels will be available for purchase for $75 each. These rain barrels are repurposed, recycled, and recyclable and come equipped with spigots, screens to prevent mosquito breeding, and overflow valves.

The presentation will be followed at 2PM with an educational tour of the 60-acre McDonald Farm, a showplace of conservation in action and the headquarters of The Conservation Foundation. The Farm features on-the-ground examples of rain and butterfly gardens, rainwater harvesting, solar and wind energy, permeable paving, and native plants.

These earth-friendly practices improve our local water quality, increase habitat for bird and butterfly species, and provide beauty and opportunities for our families to connect with nature right in our own back yards.

Become part of The Conservation Foundation during free event

Homeowners can learn how to transform their little patch of earth and become part of The Conservation Foundation’s Conservation@Home program, which recognizes homeowners for environmentally responsible landscaping efforts.

The Conservation Foundation, now celebrating its 45th year, has helped to preserve 33,000 acres of open space, just for starters .

This event is free, but email registration is suggested. The presentation begins at the Clow Education Center at McDonald Farm, 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville.

The Conservation Foundation, celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2017, is one of the region’s oldest and largest nonprofit land and watershed conservation organizations. Since it was founded in 1972, TCF has helped preserve nearly 33,000 acres of open space, restored and cleaned miles of rivers and streams, and educated thousands of kids by engaging them in nature and the outdoors.

Work is focused in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties to preserve and restore nature in your neighborhood. Find out more at theconservationfoundation.org.

Story submitted by Sandy Kaczmarski, Media Relations, for The Conservation Foundation.

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