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CAMPTON HILLS, IL: Garfield Farm Museum is
offering a two-hour prairie walk on Saturday,
May 23rd at 9:00 am. The tour will be led by
Jerome Johnson, the museum’s biologist.
With
the beginning of summer, this is an
opportunity to become familiarized with the
specific ecosystem of Garfield Farm and see
native wildlife. This year in particular will
be interesting to take note of observable
differences in the landscape as the weather
prevented the annual prairie burn. With no
burns conducted, the hike will attempt to
discover if the prairie has responded
differently.
The layout and historic use of the land over
time, as well as plant relationships and
climate all have an impact on the plants that
survive today at Garfield Farm Museum. Johnson
will bring his knowledge and experience to
bear in understanding these complex
relationships. Reservations are required
and can be made by contacting the museum at
630-584-8485 or info@garfieldfarm.org.
The cost for the walk is $8. Visitors should
dress appropriately for the
weather.
Garfield Farm Museum’s land preservation
agency, the non-profit Campton Historic
Agricultural Lands, has preserved over 366
acres of land including over 70 acres of
managed natural areas. Garfield Farm Museum is
a historically intact former prairie farmstead
and teamster inn being restored by volunteers
as a 1840s working farm. The museum is located
5 miles west of Geneva, IL off ILL Rt. 38 on
Garfield Road.
Please make reservations by emailing info@garfieldfarm.org or
call 630 584-8485.
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