The October 2019 TLIA Newsletter
Randy Young2019-10-01T12:40:30-05:00CLICK HERE to view and download the October 2019 TLIA Newsletter
Printable fun run map
Randy Young2018-04-29T17:53:22-05:00CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE COPY OF THE MAP
Plant a Tree Program
janvb2018-12-21T06:24:22-06:00Recently our community has lost many trees due to various tree diseases as well as an aging population of trees. The Village as well as TLIA have been doing replanting this Spring and Fall on their respective properties. The reasons for planting trees are many and proven. It improves neighborhood aesthetics and beauty, cultivates nature [...]
Raingarden Update
janvb2018-12-21T06:24:24-06:00Raingarden Update by Andy Hay Time passes slowly in our Federal Government. While we have made great progress and our Tower Lakes Rain Garden Project has definitely been selected by the IL EPA as one of the supported projects, as yet the funds have not been made available by the Federal Government to support the [...]
Youth Conservationist Activity Workshop: June 11
cassyoung2018-12-21T06:24:25-06:00Contributed by Jen Grey Kids K-6 Join us on June 11 from 10 - 11 am on Rest Island We love our spring sprouts! (Jack and Brooke van Black) Our goal is to encourage the planting and conservation of native plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. The workshop will focus [...]
Tower Lakes Rain Garden Initiative
cassyoung2018-12-21T06:24:25-06:00Hi everyone! At last, we are making some progress with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency towards learning the outcome of our application for a grant to support our initiative to reduce non-point source pollution and reducing flooding. Just to recap. The 319 Grant Application is a process where communities can apply for financial [...]
“NEW!” Village Tree Commission
janvb2018-12-21T06:24:26-06:00by Rick Steffen and Jan Bahr A new committee has been added to our growing list of community volunteers. The Village of Tower Lakes Tree Commission was recently formed and designed to help with the health, protection, and maintenance and of the trees in our beautiful community. They have divided themselves into two working groups: [...]
Tower Lakes Rain Garden Update
janvb2018-12-21T06:24:26-06:00Contributed by Andy Hay Spring is here and we are itching to make progress on the Rain Garden Project but we must be patient. The real visible work will not be until the fall. For now we have at least made some progress behind the scenes Firstly, we applied in February to Lake County for [...]
What is a Rain Garden
Randy Young2018-12-21T06:24:27-06:00Just what is a Rain Garden? A rain garden is a garden which takes advantage of rainfall and stormwater runoff in its design and plant selection. Usually, it is a small garden that is designed to withstand the extremes of moisture and concentrations of nutrients, particularly Nitrogen and Phosphorus, that are found in stormwater runoff. rain [...]
Lathan’s Landing Renovation Status
janvb2018-12-21T06:24:27-06:00submitted by Nick Adams The Circle Drive Park & Lathan’s Landing Renovation project kicked off on September 28. The entire project consisted of three separate tasks. The first was to spread, seed, and stabilize a portion of the collected sediment at Circle Drive Park. That work was completed October 9 and grass is growing [...]