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| 1999 Chicago Wilderness Atlas of Biodiversity | PUBLICATION: A description of wooded communities, wetlands, streams, and more in the Chicago Wilderness region, including Kane County. (1999) |
| Bats; Learn the Facts | ARTICLE: Bats eat thousands of mosquitoes, help polinate, and disperse seeds. Support them with healthy woodlands and bat boxes. (June, 2021) |
| Best Management Practices – Oak Ecosystem Restoration, Regeneration, and Maintenance | WEBSITE: A guide to assist the private landowner in preserving and managing native oak woodlands |
| Best Management Practices – Oak Ecosystem Restoration, Regeneration, and Maintenance | WEBSITE: A guide to assist the private landowner in preserving and managing native oak woodlands |
| Best Management Practices – Oak Ecosystem Restoration, Regeneration, and Maintenance | WEBSITE: A guide to assist the private landowner in preserving and managing native oak woodlands |
| Best Management Practices – Oak Ecosystem Restoration, Regeneration, and Maintenance | WEBSITE: A guide to assist the private landowner in preserving and managing native oak woodlands. |
| Birding in the Windings: Identifying Species | ARTICLE: Descriptions and photos of birds that are easily seen in the Windings. (January, 2019) |
| Bittersweet: Oriental or American | ARTICLE: Bittersweet comes in two varieties, and one one can climb and kill trees. Learn the difference between the two. (September, 2019) |
| Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants | BOOK: Doug Tallamy, a naturalist, scientist, professor and gardener, describes how to create beautiful, functional gardens that attract and sustain birds, butterflies and pollinators to conserve local biodiversity. (Timber Press, 2017) |
| Caring for Windings Common Areas in 2016 | REPORT: 2016 work included ravine erosion survey, culvert repair, education, invasive plant removal, and collaborations with Campton Township, Kane County Environmental and Water Resources Division, the Army Corp of Engineers and the Kane County Forest Preserve. (April, 2016) |
| Caring For Windings Common Areas in 2016 | REPORT: 2016 work included ravine erosion survey, culvert repair, education, invasive plant removal, and collaborations with Campton Township, Kane County Environmental and Water Resources Division, the Army Corp of Engineers and the Kane County Forest Preserve. (April, 2016) |
| Check Your Window Wells for Critters | ARTICLE: How to help small animals that are trapped in your window well. (May, 2019) |
| Chicago Wilderness Atlas of Biodiversity | PUBLICATION: A description of wooded communities, wetlands, streams, and more in the Chicago Wilderness region, including Kane County. (1999) |
| Chicago Wilderness Oak Ecosystem Recovery Plan: Sustaining Oaks in the Chicago Wilderness Region | WEBSITE: Regional alliance leading strategies to preserve, improve, and expand nature and quality of life. (2015) |
| Cul-de-Sacs, Boulevards, and Roadsides, Oh My | ARTICLE: Highlights of a Windings/Campton Township Agreement. Describes what land is owned by the Windings homeowners (and WHOA), what is owned by the Campton Township, and what rules prevail. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the WHOA and the township is detailed. (February, 2017) |
| Diplodia Tip Blight | REPORT: Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratory Technical Report on Diplodia Tip Blight in conifers. (September, 2019) |
| Diseased Evergreens in the Windings are Dying | ARTICLE: How to care for diseased evergreens, and ideas for replacement shrubs and trees. (June, 2020) |
| Drainage Project; Windings Villas | ARTICLE: The Villas, the Windings Environmental Committee, and several agencies collaborate to resolve drainage problems that regularly flooded the Villas.(June, 2021) |
| Drainage Project; Windings Villas | ARTICLE: The Villas, the Windings Environmental Committee, and several agencies collaborate to resolve drainage problems that regularly flooded the Villas.(June, 2021) |
| Environment: Identifying Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: Let the Environmental Committee help you identify invasive plants in your yard. (March, 2015) |
| Environmental Team Work Days | JOIN US: Invitation with details, pictures and contact information. (Winter 2020) |
| Erosion Control | REPORT: Various stakeholders, including residents, the Windings Homeowners Association, the township, the county, and Illinois drainage codes are involved when tackling drainage issues in the Windings. A sample drainage map in the Windings is provided. (September, 2018) |
| Erosion Control | REPORT: Various stakeholders, including residents, the Windings Homeowners Association, the township, the county, and Illinois drainage codes are involved when tackling drainage issues in the Windings. A sample drainage map in the Windings is provided. (September, 2018) |
| Erosion Control | REPORT: Various stakeholders, including residents, the Windings Homeowners Association, the township, the county, and Illinois drainage codes are involved when tackling drainage issues in the Windings. A sample drainage map in the Windings is provided. (September, 2018) |
| Ferson Creek Watershed Management 2014 | REPORT: 2014 work included reducing the risk of property damage from water and erosion, improving the sustainability of our natural resources, and maintaining property values. (January, 2014) |
| Ferson Creek Watershed Management 2014 | REPORT: 2014 work included reducing the risk of property damage from water and erosion, improving the sustainability of our natural resources, and maintaining property values. (January, 2014) |
| Ferson Creek Watershed Restoration Update 2015 | REPORT: 2015 work included the Ferson Creek Watershed Restoration project, including securing grant funds from Kane County conservation districts, stabilizing ravines and correcting erosion along Ferson Creek, removing invasive shrubs that contribute to erosion, and articles to educate the community. (January, 2015) |
| Ferson Creek Watershed Restoration Update 2015 | REPORT: 2015 work included the Ferson Creek Watershed Restoration project, including securing grant funds from Kane County conservation districts, stabilizing ravines and correcting erosion along Ferson Creek, removing invasive shrubs that contribute to erosion, and articles to educate the community. (January, 2015) |
| Flood Plain Map for Ferson Creek in the Windings | MAP: Shows the Windings and the FEMA 100 year flood plain. |
| Flood Plain Map for Ferson Creek in the Windings | MAP: Shows the Windings and the FEMA 100 year flood plain. |
| For Tree’s A Jolly Good Flora | ARTICLE: Explains tree replacement guidelines and provides a list of suggested trees. (April, 2017) |
| For Tree’s A Jolly Good Flora | ARTICLE: Explains tree replacement guidelines and provides a list of suggested trees. (April, 2017) |
| Garlic Mustard | ARTICLE: How to identify and control Garlic Mustard, which crowds out woodland flowers. (February, 2019) |
| Identifying Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: The Environmental Committee can help ID invasive plants in your yard. (March, 2015) |
| Illinois Drainage Law | PUBLICATION: Includes Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Permit Requirements for Construction in Streams or Floodways, and Federal Wetlands Provisions. (University of Illinois, 1998) |
| Illinois Drainage Law | PUBLICATION: Includes Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Permit Requirements for Construction in Streams or Floodways, and Federal Wetlands Provisions. (University of Illinois, 1998) |
| Insecticide Information | ARTICLE: Mosquito Spraying in the Windings |
| Jens Jensen – Poet of the Prairie | ARTICLE: This article chronicles the life and influence of Jens Jensen in Chicago and other places in the Midwest. (September, 2018) |
| Jens Jensen and the Nature of the Windings | ARTICLE: A brief history of the development of the Windings, including geological features formed by water and a 36 acre green belt. Balancing the forces of nature and our streets and homes requires ongoing attention. (October, 2019) |
| Jens Jensen and the Nature of the Windings | ARTICLE: A brief history of the development of the Windings, including how the geologic features of the area were formed by surface waters interacting with the land and the balance that’s required to maintain them. (September, 2019) |
| Jens Jensen Living Green Video | VIDEO: Learn about the man that inspired The Windings of Ferson Creek. (aired on PBS, June, 2014) |
| Jens Jensen Living Green Video | VIDEO: Learn about the man that inspired The Windings of Ferson Creek. (aired on PBS, June, 2014) |
| Kane County Wild Plants & Natural Areas, 3rd Edition. Kane County, Illinois | BOOK: A field guid to identifying native plants in Kane County by Dick Young. A useful way to identify plants in the Windings. Available from the Northern Kane County Wild Ones. (Kane County Forest Preserve District, 2007). |
| Lecanium Scale | ARTICLE: Description and treatment of this tree disease that drops sticky substance on decks and cars. (March, 2016) |
| Memorandum of Understanding – Campton Highway District and the WHOA | DOCUMENT: MOU between Campton Township Highway Department and The Windings Home Owners Association (July, 2016) |
| Mosquito Abatement in the Windings | ARTICLE: Clarke Mosquito Control works in the Windings to help control mosquitoes in common areas. Homeowners can contact the company for backyard applications. (May, 2017) |
| Native Shrubs for Beauty and Nature | ARTICLE: Provides native shrub alternatives to common non-natives that are now escaping and endangering our woodlands. (January, 2020) |
| Native Shrubs for Beauty and Nature | ARTICLE: Provides native shrub alternatives to non-natives that are now escaping and endangering our woodlands. (January, 2020) |
| Natives vs. Weeds | ARTICLE: Goldenrod vs. Ragweed — only the second one causes allergies! (September, 2021) |
| Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard | BOOK: Doug Tallamy, a naturalist, scientist, proessor and gardener, describes why and how homeowners can transform their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. (Timber Press, 2020) |
| Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard | BOOK: Doug Tallamy, a naturalist, scientist, proessor and gardener, describes why and how homeowners can transform their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. (Timber Press, 2020) |
| Nature’s Best Hope | WEBINAR: Doug Tallamy, a professor and wildlife ecologist, describes an approach to conservation starting in your yard. (February, 2020) |
| Nature’s Best Hope | WEBINAR: Doug Tallamy, a professor and wildlife ecologist, describes an approach to conservation starting in your yard. (February, 2020) |
| Needle Diseases of Conifers | REPORT: Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratory Technical Report on conifer needle diseases. |
| Oak Savannas | WEBSITE: A guide to provide land owners with the tools needed to restore oak savannas in the midwest. |
| Oak Savannas | WEBSITE: A guide to provide land owners with the tools needed to restore oak savannas in the midwest. |
| Oak Trees in the Windings are Dying | ARTICLE: Chlorosis and its effect on oak and other trees. (September, 2020) |
| Original Branigar Windings Brochure | BROCHURE: The original 1969 sales brochure for The Windings of Ferson Creek by the Branigar Corporation. |
| Original Branigar Windings Brochure | BROCHURE: The original 1969 sales brochure for The Windings of Ferson Creek by the Branigar Corporation. |
| Our Environment: Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: Fewer wild flowers and erosion are consequences of heavy growth of non-native invasives. Description of four invasive plants, Garlic Mustard, asian honeysuckle, buckthorn and oriental bittersweet. (October 17, 2015) |
| Our Environment: Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: Fewer wild flowers and erosion are consequences of heavy growth of non-native invasives. Description of four invasive plants, Garlic Mustard, asian honeysuckle, buckthorn and oriental bittersweet. (October 17, 2015) |
| Our Environment: Invasive Plants | ARTICLE: Fewer wild flowers and erosion are consequences of heavy growth of non-native invasives. Description of four invasive plants, Garlic Mustard, Asian honeysuckle, buckthorn and oriental bittersweet. (October 17, 2015) |
| Our Trees Need Attention | ARTICLE: Discussion of trees removal, replacement, and pruning throughout the Windings. (September, 2018) |
| Our Trees: What is Happening | ARTICLE: Discussion of snow storm damage in November 2018. (January, 2019) |
| Planting Natives – Full Version: A 5 Step Program to Bring Nature Home | ARTICLE: Thinking of landscaping your yard with native plants? These 5 steps will help you get started. Full version. (February, 2021) |
| Planting Natives – Short Version: A 5 Step Program to Bring Nature Home | ARTICLE: Thinking of landscaping your yard with native plants? These 5 steps will help you get started. Short version. (February, 2021) |
| Planting Natives – Short Version: A 5 Step Program to Bring Nature Home | ARTICLE: Thinking of landscaping your yard with native plants? These 5 steps will help you get started. Short version. (February, 2021) |
| Prescribed Burns in the Windings | ARTICLE: Describes the importance of prescribed burns as a tool for re-establishing and preserving a natural landscape. (February, 2021) |
| Preserving and Restoring The Windings Woodland Community | BROCHURE: Describes our woodlands with large and small tree recommendations for your yard, with pictures. (2021 edition) |
| Preserving and Restoring The Windings Woodland Community | BROCHURE: Describes our woodlands with large and small tree recommendations for your yard, with pictures. (2021 edition) |
| Preserving and Restoring The Windings Woodland Community | BROCHURE: Describes our woodlands with large and small tree recommendations for your yard, with pictures. (2021 edition) |
| Preserving the Hillside; a Natural Environment | ARTICLE: Restoration ecologist are helping the Environmental Committee with a 5 year plan for restoring and preserving the hillside by the pond, with hopes for recreational enjoyment by all. (June, 2021) |
| Pretty Native Plants | ARTICLE: These well-behaved native flowers and grasses can beautify your yard and invite birds and pollinators. (February, 2019) |
| Pretty Native Plants | ARTICLE: These well-behaved native flowers and grasses can beautify your yard and invite birds and pollinators. (February, 2019) |
| Pruning — An Important Part of Tree Care | ARTICLE: Why and when to do tree pruning. (April, 2016) |
| Resdient Raccoon Friend | ARTICLE: Story of a demanding resident raccoon. (September, 2021) |
| Selecting and Planting Trees | ARTICLE: How to select and plant a tree for your yard. Resources listed with planting guidelines. (April, 2016) |
| Selecting and Planting Trees | ARTICLE: How to select and plant a tree for your yard. Resources listed with planting guidelines. (April, 2016) |
| Selecting and Planting Trees | ARTICLE: How to select and plant a tree for your yard. Resources listed with planting guidelines. (April, 2016) |
| Small Scale Woodland Restoration |
ARTICLE: Two residents share how they began to reclaim their overgrown woodland slope. (February, 2021) |
| Small Scale Woodland Restoration | ARTICLE: Two residents share how they began to reclaim their overgrown woodland slope. (February, 2021) |
| Spring Flowers | ARTICLE: Look for spring flowers in the Windings! (February, 2016) |
| Spring Flowers | ARTICLE: Look for spring flowers in the Windings! (February, 2016) |
| Stream Erosion Surveys 2015 | REPORT: Environmental Committee members surveyed stream erosion in the Windings to identify problem areas causing property damage and affecting water quality. (October 10, 2015) |
| Stream Erosion Surveys 2015 | REPORT: Environmental Committee members surveyed stream erosion in the Windings to identify problem areas causing property damage and affecting water quality. (October 10, 2015) |
| Summary of Needlecast & Needle Blight Diseases | REPORT: Bartlett Tree Experts Research Laboratory Technical Report on needlecast and needle blight diseases. |
| Take a Hike in the Windings | ARTICLE: Explore all the trails through the Windings natural areas with directions to and description of the various trails. (May, 2019) |
| The Hills Are Alive in the Windings | ARTICLE: Discusses the geology of the Windings and how annual rain storms can undercut driveways and large oaks. What we do in our yards can help. (September, 2020) |
| The Hills Are Alive in the Windings | ARTICLE: Discusses the geology of the Windings and how annual rain storms can undercut driveways and large oaks. What we do in our yards can help. (September, 2020) |
| The Hills Are Alive in the Windings | ARTICLE: Discusses the geology of the Windings and how annual rain storms can undercut driveways and large oaks. What we do in our yards can help. (September, 2020) |
| The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees | BOOK: Doug Tallamy, a naturalist, scientist, professor and gardener, describes the keystone species, oaks, and shares practical advice about how to plant and care for an oak, and the best oak species for your area. (Timber Press, 2021) |
| The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees | BOOK: Doug Tallamy, a naturalist, scientist, professor and gardener, describes the keystone species, oaks, and shares practical advice about how to plant and care for an oak, and the best oak species for your area. (Timber Press, 2021) |
| The Top Ten Benefits of Trees | ARTICLE: The benefits of trees include wellbeing, economics, wildlife, water, air, conservation, and energy. (January, 2018) |
| The Value of Leaf Litter! Who Knew? | ARTICLE: The enviornmental gold of leaf litter, and how to use these layers to enrich your yard. |
| The Windings Oak Savanah | ARTICLE: The hillside by the Windings pond may have been an Oak Savannah in pre-settlement days. (September, 2020) |
| The Windings Oak Savanah | ARTICLE: The hillside by the Windings pond may have been an Oak Savannah in pre-settlement days. (September, 2020) |
| The Windings Woodland and So Much More | ARTICLE: A natural history of the Windings rare oak woodlands; the benefits and the dangers if left neglected. (June 2021) |
| The Windings Woodland and So Much More | ARTICLE: A natural history of the Windings rare oak woodlands; the benefits and the dangers if left neglected. (June, 2021) |
| Trail Map | Map: Trail map for the more significant Trails within the Windings |
| Tree Chlorosis Webinar | WEBINAR: Presented by Brad Buker, certified Arborist, of Bartlett Tree Experts. (September 19th, 2020) |
| Tree Chlorosis Webinar | WEBINAR: Presented by Brad Buker, certified Arborist, of Bartlett Tree Experts. (September 19th, 2020) |
| Trees Have Chlorosis? Time to Spring into Action | ARTICLE: Help improve the overall health of your chlorotic oak, birch and red maple trees. (February, 2021) |
| Trees, Glorious Trees | ARTICLE: Descriptions of the types of trees in the Windings and their importance, with guidelines for planting new trees. (January, 2016) |
| Trees, Glorious Trees | ARTICLE: Descriptions of the types of trees in the Windings and their importance, with guidelines for planting new trees. (January, 2016) |
| WE WANT YOU!!! | ARTICLE: How Garlic Mustard started a Windings couple’s journey to control alien plants in their yard — and our common areas. Learn how you can help, too! (January 14, 2016) |
| Welcome Baby Trees | ARTICLE: Description of new replacement trees planted in the Windings boulevard and cul-de-sacs. (May, 2019) |
| Welcome Baby Trees | ARTICLE: Description and pictures of new replacement trees planted in the Windings boulevard and cul-de-sacs. (May, 2019) |
| Wild Chervil:Tthe Spring Blooming Invasive | ARTICLE: How to identify Wild Chervil in your backyard. (January, 2020) |
| Wildlife Encounters Close to Home | ARTICLE: Descriptions of wild animals that are frequently seen in the Windings, including information on what to do and who to contact if you find an injured wild animal. (May, 2019) |
| Windings Homeowners Association Tree Removal Guidelines | GUIDELINES: The WHOA seeks to preserve woodland and native habitat by managing its landscape architecture. Trees are key to the community and fall within the Architectural Committee’s supervision. Procedure for approval of removal and replacement of trees with diameters larger than 6 inches. (September, 2020) |
| Windings Homeowners Association Tree Removal Guidelines | GUIDELINES: The WHOA seeks to preserve woodland and native habitat by managing its landscape architecture. Trees are key to the community and fall within the Architectural Committee’s supervision. Procedure for approval of removal and replacement of trees with diameters larger than 6 inches. (September, 2020) |
| Windings Homeowners Association Tree Removal Guidelines | GUIDELINES: The WHOA seeks to preserve woodland and native habitat by managing its landscape architecture. Trees are key to the community and fall within the Architectural Committee’s supervision. Procedure for approval of removal and replacement of trees with diameters larger than 6 inches. (September, 2020) |
| Windings of Ferson Creek Homeowners Association Environmental Committee | BROCHURE: Shares the history, accomplishments and goals of the committee. (October, 2020) |
| Windings of Ferson Creek Homeowners Association Environmental Committee | BROCHURE: Shares the history, accomplishments and goals of the committee. (October, 2020) |
| Windings of Ferson Creek Homeowners Association Environmental Committee | BROCHURE: Shares the history, accomplishments and goals of the committee. (October, 2020) |
| Windings Recommendations for Large Landscape Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: When planting or replacing large shade trees, consider these natives. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Windings Recommendations for Large Landscape Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: When planting or replacing large shade trees, consider these natives. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Windings Recommendations for Large Landscape Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: When planting or replacing large shade trees, consider these natives. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Windings Recommendations for Smaller Understory Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: Consider planting these beautiful smaller native trees. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Windings Recommendations for Smaller Understory Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: Consider planting these beautiful smaller native trees. Photos included. (September, 2019) |
| Wndings Recommendations for Smaller Understory Trees Native to Our Area | LISTING: Consider planting these beautiful smaller native trees. Photos included. (September, 2019) |