Recycle Christmas Trees Into Fish Habitats

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will be accepting Christmas trees at Northern Harrier Lake at Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve in Wayne from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 10.

The trees will be made into underwater structures called fish cribs, which structures will provide areas of cover and breeding locations for fish. As they break down, trees will also add nutrients to the water and aid plant growth.

The lake is scheduled to open to the public in summer of 2009, and fishing will be permitted at that time. The area will offer bird-watching and wildlife viewing, and a walking path will circle the lake.
Only natural trees free of tinsel and decorations will be accepted. Northern Harrier Lake is on Stearns Road, two miles west of Route 59.

For information, call (630) 933-7668.

Source: Downers Grove Reporter