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04/09/2026

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03/30/2026

Join us for a FREE guided sky viewing event on Tuesday, March 24 from 7pm to 9 pm This is a collaborative event between the Barrington Area Library, Northwest Suburban Astronomers, and Citizens for Conservation. It will begin about an hour after sunset when six planets — Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, and Mercury — will align in the sky.

Members of the Northwest Suburban Astronomers will set up telescopes and share information on the splendor of the night sky. Planets, the 1st quarter moon, and celestial objects including the Andromeda galaxy, Orion, Pleiades, Double Cluster in Perseus, Crab nebula, Owl Cluster, and others will be observed.

This event will be held at Hill ‘N Dale Preserve at 11801 Ridge Road. It was chosen for fabulous views of the horizon in all directions with little to no exterior lighting. The public event is free and open to all ages. We highly recommend that you register for this event so we can notify you if it becomes too cloudy and plans shift.

Registration: https://balibrary.librarycalendar.com/event/sky-viewing-reschedule-date-246311.

IF the skies become too cloudy, we will notify you and switch to a program form at the Barrington Area Library. Astronomer Tom Auchter will present “Awe” which will feature the beauty of both nature in the Barrington area and our night sky. This will include learning about our Milky Way Galaxy and the type of objects you can easily observe through binoculars and small telescopes. The “guided tour” will feature Tom’s photography and extensive knowledge of both Tom and Edith Auchter.
Photos by Tom Auchter

03/09/2026

Working on conservation of our forests now that I’m retired. Today’s 3/9/26 Buckthorn burn.

02/14/2026

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Convenient places to drop off leftover paint for recycling and safe disposal. Call ahead for details. Limit 5 gallons per visit. See https://www.paintcare.org/drop-off-sites/ for more locations. Village of Barrington BACOG

10/28/2025

Memories. (Me on the right.)
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10/05/2025

Fall COLOR!!! Berniedecorating.com

09/14/2025

WOW!!! Berniedecorating.com

07/19/2025

Love this pallet. So relaxing.
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Embrace the shades of summer with coastal blue colors will make a paintbrush feel like a passport. Take an instant vacation now when you buy a color sample online or at your locally owned store.

05/30/2025

Enjoy the nice weather!!!
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05/13/2025

Enjoy your porch this season.
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04/15/2025

Working with CFC

Spring is a perfect time for exploratory and learning hikes. On Saturday volunteer Ken DeMuth led an adventure for the Spring Creek Stewards (including some CFC & BGI volunteers) while sharing his deep interst and local knowledge of the area's geology, archeology, and history. So many interesting facts about the land we see everyday. CFC will host guided Spring Ephemeral Hikes in the coming weeks.