In 2020, the Club envisioned filling empty spaces in Cahill Park with native plants to support pollinator pathways within the Village. The Club adopted the project and planted natives in the retaining wall between the ballpark and the upper park.
In 2021, the Club expanded these efforts and led the restoration of native prairie to a portion of the unused turf area, providing habitat for pollinators. In July 2021, with the support of the Club and a private donor, the area was solarized to kill the grass, then, in September of 2021, prairie seeds were sown and 2,000 plugs of native plants were planted to include species that do not easily grow from seeds. The Club planted 1,000 of those plugs. Today, the Cahill prairie provides a vital habitat for pollinator insects, butterflies, birds, and the people who delight in watching them. We are “Growing a Greener Village, One Garden at a Time!”.