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Naperville Community Gardeners
The Tallgrass Prairie: Grocery Store, Apothecary and Love Charm Shop will be presented by author and educator Cindy Crosby. Throughout Illinois’ history, people have used the prairie as a grocery store, pharmacy, art supply shop and even a place to find love potions. Discover the intriguing stories behind these rugged tallgrass plants and some of their beauty and utility in the garden today.
Crosby graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2014 with her master's degree in natural resources, with a focus on environmental interpretation. She is a Master Gardener and teaches in the Master Naturalist program. As a prairie steward, Crosby helps manage and coordinate the work of volunteers on the fourth oldest restored prairie in North America. Crosby also trains dragonfly monitors and coordinates dragonfly programs at two sites in Illinois. She is the former interpretation coordinator for The Morton Arboretum, where she developed print and digital communications, interpretive panels, and interpretive exhibits seen by more than one million visitors each year. Crosby serves on Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Science Grants committee, which helps fund research to support the tallgrass prairie. She was Artist-in-Residence for a wilderness national park, and later served as a juror for a national park artist-in-residence program for three years.
A brief business meeting will be held from 6:00-6:15 p.m., followed by social time at 6:30 p.m.and the program begins at 7 p.m. The program is open to the public and free for first time visitors to the club. See our club information to learn about all the benefits of club membership.
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