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Blue Island Green Schools Day

September 29, 2012, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Paul Revere Primary and Paul Revere Intermediate Schools 2300 123rd Place Blue Island, Ill.

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Neighborhood residents, business owners, and anyone else interested are welcome to attend events throughout the neighborhood as part of the Blue Island, Blue Water project. Experts will be on hand to show how rain barrels work, provide tips on planting successful native plant gardens, and answer questions.

Saturday, September 29, 2012
9:00 AM
Paul Revere Primary and Paul Revere Intermediate Schools

2300 123rd Place (map)

Street parking available.

Part of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Green Schools Day, planners and architects will design and install a sustainable courtyard for the Primary school. There will also be demonstrations of how to install rain barrels at several locations throughout both schools and the planting of native plant gardens.

This page can be found online at http://archive.metroplanning.org/events/event/197

Metropolitan Planning Council 140 S. Dearborn St.
Suite 1400 Chicago, Ill. 60603 312 922 5616 info@metroplanning.org

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