TRAILS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
- Dangerous treefalls associated with the 'Inland Hurricane' or 'derecho' (see weather map below) that hit Jackson County May 8, 2009, have meant that we have been forced to close all trails on GE properties except for the prairie loop between Chautauqua Road and Freeman Road at Chautauqua Bottoms. We appreciate your patience as we clear the debris over the next few months.
Recent Events:
- Green Earth podcasts. Many thanks to SIUC's Dr. Erin Seekamp and her Forestry Environmental Interpretation class for providing audio and video podcasts for each of our properties. These are available for download to your iphone or computer through the link on our Properties page. These podcasts were completed shortly before the May 8th derecho, so provide virtual access to the trails while they remain closed.
- Gala fundraiser! Click here to download a pdf for details our Non-Event Gala Fundraiser that was held last Winter 2008. As always, we appreciate your support of Green Earth.
- Website revamp: Thanks to Bill Bruns for providing the new look to our webiste!
- Prescribed burn! Nov 25, 2008. The Saluki Fire Dawgs successfully burned 2.0 acres of the tallgrass prairie at Chautauqua Bottom’s. This is the first time GE has been able to burn any of our properties. Take a look at the excellent photos by Katherine Poulus, Linda Martin and Chris Long.
- Thanks, to Long Forestry Consultation and Lumberjack Tree Care for their help with trail maintenance at GE I and for adopting the trail at Fernlands.
- GE II Dedication! Oct 20, 2007. Dedication of the new land at GE II on Oakland Avenue took place. About 30 GE supporters gathered for the Grant Opening, refreshments and to walk the new Woodland trail. See a selection of photos (here).
- New GE decal available! Donors will receive their own stickon GE decal (see top of this page). Look around town and see who is sporting their GE colors!
- GE obtains new property! Thanks to funding from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and matching money raised from your donations, GE purchased 11.6 acres of land immediately to the north of GE II on Oakland. See the newspaper article from June 27th, 2006. A new trail with trail guides is being planned. Thanks to all the community members who helped raise the funds.
- New GE photos online. Ruby Jung has kindly posted some of her beautiful photos of the GE wetlands site on her webpage (click here). Thanks Ruby!
- Newsletters available online. Current and old newsletters are available as pdf files.
Interested in becoming a part of Green Earth? Print and fill out this form (pdf file; requires Adobe Acrobat): gefriend.pdf
PO Box 441
Carbondale, IL 62903