Projects and Goals
The Foundation plans to identify projects that will expand recreational facilities and opportunities for people of all ages and abilities and develop environmental initiatives in partnership with the Burr Ridge Park District.
Trees Please
Recent research has shown that the tree population in our area is in trouble.
The Burr Ridge Community Park Foundation is working to identify locations in our parks where we can replace, rebuild, and renew our tree population.
Recent research has shown that the tree population in our area is in trouble.
The Burr Ridge Community Park Foundation is working to identify locations in our parks where we can replace, rebuild, and renew our tree population.
With a $500 donations, families can plant a tree at a recommended park (as pictured above).
Tree plaques with the family's name will commemorate the contribution. Great Gift idea!
The USDA Forest Service’s Urban Trees and Forest of the Chicago Region describes the regional forest as in a “state of transition”. The Chicago Region Tree Initiative lists the following issues to support this statement.
The oak tree population, including our Village’s namesake the Bur Oak, is in jeopardy. The decline of the oak tree is serious as noted by Valerie Blaine, nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, she says, “If nothing is done, we will not have the next generation of oaks, those big oaks that the pioneers saw are not being replaced. Oaks made up 60 percent of the tree canopy in the Chicago area. Today, only 5
percent of the region's trees are oaks. There are 19 species of oaks in Illinois and, without exception, they are in trouble”. "When oaks disappear, it produces a tragic domino effect – as the oaks go, so do the birds, animals and plants that need oaks to survive," said Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative.
The Burr Ridge Community Park Foundation is ready to help reverse this trend, starting in our parks! Please remember Trees Please when considering your donation.
- Significant presence of the buckthorn and other invasive species have blocked out light and space for other three varieties
- Considerable loss of the ash due to the emerald ash borer
- Reduced funding available for tree maintenance and replacement
- Lack of regeneration of native oaks in naturalized woodlands
- Increased land development
The oak tree population, including our Village’s namesake the Bur Oak, is in jeopardy. The decline of the oak tree is serious as noted by Valerie Blaine, nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, she says, “If nothing is done, we will not have the next generation of oaks, those big oaks that the pioneers saw are not being replaced. Oaks made up 60 percent of the tree canopy in the Chicago area. Today, only 5
percent of the region's trees are oaks. There are 19 species of oaks in Illinois and, without exception, they are in trouble”. "When oaks disappear, it produces a tragic domino effect – as the oaks go, so do the birds, animals and plants that need oaks to survive," said Lydia Scott, director of the Chicago Region Trees Initiative.
The Burr Ridge Community Park Foundation is ready to help reverse this trend, starting in our parks! Please remember Trees Please when considering your donation.
THANKS TO YOU!!
20 trees have been planted in various parks so far! We hope to plant even more trees next year with your help and continue the benefits trees provide, beauty, clean air, flood protection, improved property values, and wildlife habitats.
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Past Projects
The Burr Ridge Community Park Foundation has provided funds for the Harvester Park Wetlands, and Splash Pad, revitalization of Woods Pool and financial assistance for park programs.
Homestead Hill Playground Visit the barn and explore the world of percussion, with over 100 options to strike a beat and, with the help of fiddle music, provide the musical entertainment for your very own Harvest Dinner.
Our largest project to date, the Harvester Park Adult Fitness Court, is now open and providing an open-air workout experience where you can enjoy fresh air, keep an eye on your kids and get fit simultaneously.
To see what is happening at Burr Ridge Park District go to www.brparks.org
Your donation is helping to make our community
healthier, right here, right now!
THANK YOU!
healthier, right here, right now!
THANK YOU!
Burr ridge community park foundation
Board of directors
Barbara Dohrman
Anahita Rahman Hajjar
Mary Harrell
Maria Karwaczka
Lourdes Lonergan
Tom Lonergan
Mari Pena
Michal Ploskonka
Kim Wenkus
Haley Zaffar
Anahita Rahman Hajjar
Mary Harrell
Maria Karwaczka
Lourdes Lonergan
Tom Lonergan
Mari Pena
Michal Ploskonka
Kim Wenkus
Haley Zaffar
