The Lincoln-Way AgriScience Center was originally designed to protect a portion of land that could be farmed by students, helping to preserve the roots of the community and its farming background. The AgriScience Center is 10 acres of land, and one acre is devoted to growing a prairie, as part of the agricultural history of Illinois.
The Lincoln-Way High School District 210 prairie is located just north of the Lincoln-Way East High School. Last June, Scott McCreary, Lincoln-Way East biology teacher, organized a Community Prairie Planting for the acre on the northwest corner of the AgriScience Center. Several years of research and hard work by Lincoln-Way students to prepare the soil, gather, and clean the correct prairie seeds had already been done to get ready for the big community planting by Scott, the Lincoln-Way East students in the Environmental Awareness Club and community volunteers of all ages.
Lincoln-Way is hosting several volunteer workdays on the community prairie this spring and summer. Anyone wishing to learn more about the area through volunteer work is welcome to attend any or all of the following dates from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.
“The work days can be a great way to teach kids about native areas and the power of volunteerism. Please come dressed to work. All ages are welcome,” noted Scott McCreary, Lincoln-Way teacher.
Workdays are: May 10, May 24, June 7, June 28, July 5, July 26 and August 16.
To volunteer please call Scott McCreary at 815-464-4273.