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Nicor Grant 2024 for McConnell Park Pollinator Garden

by Friends of Hackmatack | Aug 14, 2025 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

Pollinator Garden at McConnell Park in Richmond, IL, 3 months after planting. We were pleased to receive the Environmental Stewardship Grant in 2025 from Nicor Gas. With this $5,000 grant we were able to work under the expertise of Small Waters Education, who...

Nicor Gas Community Impact Report 2024

by Friends of Hackmatack | Jun 21, 2024 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

~ from the Nicor Gas website Nicor Gas has published their inaugural Community Impact Report, and they have featured Friends of Hackmatack. We are included in their Pillar Grants Summary for Environmental Stewardship. Savanna Restoration: Friends of Hackmatack...

Nicor Gas: Farmstead Prairie Restoration

by Friends of Hackmatack | Feb 17, 2024 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

The farmstead land on the Tryon Grove Parcel will be restored to natural prairie with the help of the Environmental Stewardship Initiative Grant from Nicor. Two key workdays have really advanced this project. In October 2023 Harvard High School students took a...

Restored Savanna on the Tamarack West Parcel

by Friends of Hackmatack | Sep 24, 2023 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

Restored oak savanna on the Tamarack West Parcel In September of 2023 the Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge held their Fall Gathering. Board President Steve Byers grilled hot dogs as we listened to short presentations by Cassie Skaggs, Refuge Manager,...

Work Continues in 2023 for the Nicor Grant

by Friends of Hackmatack | Jan 7, 2023 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

On November 6, 2022 Friends of Hackmatack volunteers celebrated the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge with a stewardship workday at Tamarack West and a sparkling cider toast at break time. photo: Pete JacksonIn 2023 we are...

Volunteers are Restoring Three Savannas with the Support of Nicor Gas

by Friends of Hackmatack | Dec 29, 2022 | •Nicor Gas, Grants & Projects

Richmond-Burton and Alden-Hebron high schools’ students Reese, Alexis, Landon and Crysta cleared a small savanna of invasive brush on a beautiful day in December 2022. photo: Pete Jackson During 2022, six volunteer stewardship events were held at Tamarack...