With the creation of the new West St. athletic fields, the Coalition's Plant a Row for the Hungry donation booth has been re-located to to an area near the north entrance of the Community Graden Plots. The booth, first constructed in 2000 and re-built in 2006, serves as a valuable collection site for fresh produce which is delivered mainly to ...

On Tuesday June 21st the Naperville City Council as landowners of Sportsman's Park agreed by unanimous vote to accept the Park District's request to work with the IEPA on Sportsman's Park remediation. Changes at the park could be seen starting in 2012. Reliable sources have indicated for some time that the situation at Sportsman’s P...

Early last week Allison Cisneros was walking along a wooded trail with her eyes to the ground when she spotted a patch of young toothwort, one of the hundreds of native wildflowers and plants the U.S. Forest Service wants to encourage in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie near downstate Wilmington. "Oh yeah, this is gonna be a little ...

Our 12th annual Earth Day event will take place at the Community Garden Plots on Saturday April 30th from 9-11:30 AM. After light refreshments we will once again conduct our Adopt-a-Highway parkway cleanup sponsored by the Naperville Department of Public Works. Coffee and donuts, as well as gloves and supplies will be provided.All members welcome a...

As you likely recall, I am a former garden plot renter. I was in support of the gardener's interests when I ran for Naperville City Council in 2009. I continue to support the efforts of our gardeners in respect to increasing the number and quality of plots we are permitted to use. Additionally, I enjoy trap shooting, and am considering the faciliti...

Although the 2011 Park District elections include four candidates seeking an equal number of open seats on the board, there are several issues that may soon arise related to our mission. With this in mind the following questionnaire has been assembled by the WSGPC and will be given to the current Park Board candidates. This is not a compr...

A special meeting of the West St. Greenspace Coalition meeting will take place Wednesday March beginning at 7:30 PM. The meeting will include a discussion of the coming local elections on the agenda and planning for our Earth Day Event. The Naperville Township Board room, at the Water St. Administration Building, has been reserved....

It is with great sadness on this snowy evening that word has been received of the passing of Marion Baran last Saturday. Marion has been a WSGPC member devoted to conservation causes, and was an important and irreplaceable force in the creation of the Park at Hobson West Ponds, a piece of land he truly loved. Marion served as the Coalition's liaiso...

The regular winter meeting of the West St. Greenspace Coalition meeting will take place Wednesday February 2nd beginning at 7:30 PM. The meeting will include a discussion of the coming local elections on the agenda in addition to our regular business. The Naperville Township Board room, at the Water St. Administration Building, has once a...

Although the weather was hardly suitable for an outdoor breakfast, it didn't prevent a small Coalition contingent from enjoying the morning at the Garden Plots. Attired with raincoat and vest the semi-annual West St. Parkway cleanup took place and as always turned up some unusual things. Items people had littered the roadway and adjacent trees ...

On Saturday October 23rd from 9:30AM-11:30AM our Annual Fall Fling event will be held at our Plant a Row for the Hungry booth at the Community Garden Plots. This is also the Adopt a Highway West St. parkway beautification event with light refreshments available. Come to participate, or just to have a cup of coffee, conversation and enjoy the mornin...

According to Naperville Park District Project Manager John Lomas, plans to tear down the Barn Recreation Center on Martin Avenue are on hold, at least for now. At a May 6th public open house 3 concept plans were presented and comments were taken. Park District staff then presented the open house information to the Park Board at the May 27th worksho...

The regularly scheduled fall Board of Directors and general WSGPC membership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday September 22nd, 7:30 PM at Naperville Township's Administration Building. The location is 135 Water St. on the Riverwalk, just east of City Hall. The meeting is conducted by the Board, but open to all members and interested individuals. ...

On Sunday afternoon September 19th, the Naperville Sportsman’s Club will host an Open House with the general public invited. Open house events sponsored by the Club have become nearly annual events at the Park District trapshooting facility on West St. since it re-opened with full IEPA approval in early 2000. Sportsman’s Park Trap Range...

On June 23rd Mary Lou Cowlishaw lost her long battle against cancer at the age of 78. A journalist and historian turned popular State Representative, Mary Lou was above all else a humanitarian dedicated to improving public education. She and her husband Wayne have been WSGPC members since the group first sought public memberships in 2000-2001. The ...

With the elimination of the 200 southern garden plots to make way for ball fields, a significant gardening wait list was generated for the first time in recent memory. At the end of May gardeners who hadn't tended their plots or who had planted beyond their designated areas were notified and these areas were rented to those on the wait list. Most o...

During the Final week of May Naperville experienced considerable rainfall in a short period of time and June has become one of the wettest on record. The rain caused some standing water to remain in portions of the garden plots and wooded area at the west end of the north plots. In an effort to improve drainage in this area the Naperville Park Dist...

At the completion of the nearly two-year long Caroline Martin Mitchell process, the City Council directed staff to draft an operational agreement between the city and the “scouts”. Since the Boy and Girl Scouts of America use the property but do not operate it, the task fell upon the independent Von Oven Board of Directors. In February ...

Our 11th annual Earth Day event will take place at the Community Garden Plots on West Street on Saturday April 24th. Please note that the new time for gathering at the collection booth (look for the new sign) is 10AM. After light refreshments we will once again participate in the Adopt-a-Highway parkway cleanup sponsored by the Naperville Departmen...

The regular spring meeting of the West St. Coalition will take place at 7:30 PM April 21st as determined during our February meeting. The location will be the board room of the Naperville Township Administartion Building, 135 Water St. In addition to a discussion of current issues, we will be holding elections for officers and board members. All cu...