Help Plant Aurora's Riverbanks Project

On Saturday, July 30, 2005, nearly 80 volunteers helped plant 2,000 water willows in the east channel of the Fox River, from New York Street north to Illinois Avenue. "Help Plant Aurora's Riverbanks," a habitat restoration project, is a partnership of organizations including Anheuser-Busch, the Aurora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Aurora Downtown, the City of Aurora, the Conservation Foundation, Fox Valley Park District, Friends of the Fox, the Greater Aurora Chamber of Commerce, Hesed House, Hollywood Casino Aurora, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Johno's Main Surplus, Kaye Mason, Budget Finance, National City Bank, the Pigeon Hill Paddlers, SciTech, the Sierra Club, and Superior Beverage Company.

If you're interested in participating in HPAR6, scheduled for Saturday, July 29, 2006, contact Karen Christensen at 630-844-3670 or kchristensen@aurora-il.org.