of the Illinois
Prairie Path
& Great Western
Trail
Saturday, April 23rd,
2005
Starting at 9:00AM - Rain or Shine!
In
observance of Earth Day 2005; The
Illinois Prairie Path not-for-profit corporation (IPPc) in cooperation with the
Friends of the Great Western Trails has scheduled its annual trail cleanup for Saturday, April 23 rain or shine. Volunteers are needed! Our goal this
year is to clean all 61 miles of the Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) and all 11.5
miles of the Great Western Trail (GWT). Hopefully, we can duplicate the
excellent cleanup that was done last year for Earth Day. We are asking for your
help. We want you to help us and rollup your sleeves (but wear work gloves) and
pick up litter along these trails. Bring friends and family (and garbage bags
to fill) on Saturday, April 23rd.
If
you, your family and/or co-workers are interested in helping us, please contact
one
of the cleanup coordinators listed below.
Hillside
Nancy Becker 630-654-1019
Villa
Park Pride Commission 630-834-8500 ext 6059
Lombard
David Gorman 630-620-5700
Wheaton
Helen Bartlett 630-668-1759
Glen
Ellyn Larry Noller 630-469-5000
Warrenville
Doug May 630-231-2990
Winfield
Geneva Spur Erik Spande 630-871-6640
Naperville
Mike Cross 630-416-1415
Wayne
Christine Cegelis 847-797-8317
Batavia
Spur Ed Barsotti 630-820-8759
Elgin
Branch at Prince Crossing Rd
Dave & Kandy
Jedlicka 630-293-7214
Elgin
Branch at North Ave Tom Pedrick tp1295@sbc.com
Elgin
Branch at Rte 59 Dick Wilson 847-299-7882
Great
Western Trail Don Kirchenberg 630-682-9297 or
email frndsgrtwstntrl@aol.com
Special Trail Cleanup Saturday, May14th in Maywood and Bellwood
Paul Aeschelman 708-848-6023
The trails are
cleaned year around by volunteers. Your help in keeping the trails clean is
appreciated. Please remove all drink containers and snack wrappers you take
with you on the trails. Thanks.
For more info. about the Illinois Prairie Path go to website
www.ipp.org
For more info. about the Great Western Trails go to website
http://hometown.aol.com/frndsgrtwstntrl/myhomepage/business.html
How you can help the Illinois
Prairie Path:
Opportunities to participate in
trail improvement and trail management issues
coordinated by The Illinois Prairie
Path not-for-profit corporation (IPPc):
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Monthly (warm weather) workdays held on (usually) the third
Saturday morning of the month (Spring thru Fall) at a location along the trail
to add, improve/maintain or change a trail amenity; example: painting a water
pump, weeding a flower box, etc. No special skills required, just energy and a
community spirit.
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Prairie Burns are conducted every spring (weather permitting) to prepare the
several prairies maintained by The IPPc for their annual growth. Volunteers are
needed to help rake and prepare the prairies for the burn.
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Map box refiller.
Just volunteer to watch
over a map box and refill the free maps (we provide) as needed.
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Trash monitor. Adopt a trashcan and watch if it is being maintained by
the contracted service provider (currently Waste Management). Call Waste
Management if they do not maintain the containers as scheduled.
To help with the above
tasks send an email to FrndsGrtWstnTrl@aol.com
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Be a low impact trail user. Pack in and pack out any lunch
bags, drink containers, etc. that you bring along when using the trails. Your
dues are used to pay for and maintain 16 Trash containers (and one Port-to-let
at Army Trail Rd) along the trail.
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Report illegal dumping on the trails in DuPage County to the Div. of
Transportation, 630-407-6883 In Kane County call the Forest Preserve Dept. at
630-232-5980. In Cook County call the respective Village Hall where the dumping
occurred (Berkeley, Hillside, Bellwood or Maywood).
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Buy a shirt, patch, sticker or gift membership from the IPP website at www.ipp.org or order by mail.
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Become
a member, Renew and help build
membership of The IPPc by
spreading the word of the good work of The IPPc to your neighbors,
friends and relatives.
To
become a member mail the following application, and your check made payable to
ILLINOIS PRAIRIE PATH, to the following address:
Illinois Prairie Path P.O. Box 1086 Wheaton, IL 60189-1086 "
Cut
at dotted line
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Prairie Path Membership
Application*
__ Individual $20 __
Supporting $25 __
Donor $250
__ Family $20 __
Sustaining $50 __
Lifetime $500
__ Supporting/Organ. $30 __
Patron $100 __ Society
$1,000
*With each membership you receive
1 free full color & detailed trail map & newsletters
Name ________________________ Address _____________________________
City
____________ State ____ Zip
______ Phone _______________________
E-Mail___________________ Memberships and contributions are tax deductible!