Sibley Burr Oak Grove Invasive Removal
Event Date(s)
Event Time
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Location
Sibley Burr Oak Grove Nature Preserve
County
Ford
Date: October 11, 2025
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Place: Sibley Burr Oak Grove Nature Preserve, Main Parking lot and along North side of Grove
Sibley, IL
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Place: Sibley Burr Oak Grove Nature Preserve, Main Parking lot and along North side of Grove
Sibley, IL
- Please wear long pants, shoes, and work gloves.
- We will be removing bush honeysuckle as well as other invasives.
- If you have an Illinois Pesticide Applicator or Operator's license, please come prepared to apply herbicide (glyphosate) to woody stumps.
- Please email Karla (kherzma2@illinois.edu) a copy of your license
- If you attended the herbicide training with Extension in January, Extension has your certification, and you can apply herbicide with the guidance of a licensed individual.
- Participants will only be allowed to use an electric device if they have taken a chainsaw safety course and bring their own PPE. All liability is held by the individual.
- Please send proof of chainsaw training to Karla Griesbaum (kherzma2@illinois.edu)
- There will be no bathroom available. Public restrooms can be found at Sibley Park, by railroad tracks & Rt 47
- Because parking on E 1250N Rd is limited, participants are encouraged to carpool.
The Nature Conservancy requires a signed Waiver of Liability to enter the site. After registration, you will be emailed a fillable waiver form. We strongly recommend completing the waiver immediately and sending it to kherzma2@illinois.edu, or mailing to Karla Griesbaum, 801 N Country Fair Dr. Champaign, IL 61821. Waivers will be accepted the morning of the event, but access to the grove will not be permitted without one! *If you signed a waiver in November 2024, your waiver is good until November 2025
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact
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