New Brierwood Nature Preserve Opens in Hawthorn Woods
New Brierwood Nature Preserve Opens in Hawthorn Woods
An undiscovered 12-acre plot has become a new preserve, which will be a sanctuary for monarch butterflies.
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When Hawthorn Woods officials decided to create a monarch sanctuary, they looked around for a suitable spot—and found an area of untouched native forest. After clearing out non-native buckthorn and planting perennials like milkweed and wild columbine, the new Brierwood Nature Preserve opened to the public.
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