

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: March Meeting - Saving the Pieces: Relocating Plants from Bell Bowl Prairie
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Mike Brien, Director of Natural Resources for the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County, will give an update on the success of salvaging prairie sod and topsoil from Bell Bowl Prairie after part of the prairie was destroyed in March 2023 to construct a service road at Chicago Rockford International Airport. The forest preserve staff was permitted to salvage the sod and topsoil removed from the prairie, rescue plants and roots, and incorporate them into an ongoing prairie restoration project at the nearby Cedar Cliff Forest Preserve.  Brien led the rescue operation for FPWC and will discuss the salvage process, the results of floristic surveys conducted in the project area, and ongoing management of the preserve unit where the soil was translocated. 

Mike has been practicing ecological restoration throughout northern Illinois and western Michigan for more than 10 years.  He has worked for the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County since 2020 and is currently the Director of Natural Resources, overseeing the management and restoration of the 45 preserves.  He is a lifelong resident of Winnebago County and is a self-professed “plant nerd.”



In-person only. No registration necessary. The program will not be recorded.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cherry-valley/march-meeting-saving-the-pieces-relocating-plants-from-bell-bowl-prairie/200029789053420
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cherry Valley
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Cherry Valley Public Library
- **lat**: 42.235512501205
- **long**: -88.944723720622
- **full address**: Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E State St, Cherry Valley, IL 61016-9699, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter (https://allevents.in/org/wild-ones-rock-river-valley-chapter/15094186)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cherry Valley Public Library, 755 E State St, Cherry Valley, IL 61016-9699, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Wild Ones Rock River Valley Chapter
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about March Meeting - Saving the Pieces: Relocating Plants from Bell Bowl Prairie ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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