From the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County comes the photo below:

The Annual Earth Day celebration in McHenry County took place on a windy, but beautiful day on April 20.

The Environmental Defenders and the McHenry County Conservation District once again co-sponsored the event, which has taken place at the Conservation District’s Prairieview Education Center for many years.

The Defenders had a total of six displays on:

• education
• transportation
• single-use plastic reduction
• water & natural resource protection
• restoration at Sterne’s Fen,
• as well as a welcoming and membership table.

Pictured above are Victoria Mankowski and Jacob Tubb from Crystal Lake South High School, who came out to volunteer with us. The two seniors assisted Earth Day goers on a project to transform old t-shirts into shopping bags – always a popular activity with kids and adults alike.