Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners November Meeting
Gold Level
Date and Time
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM CST
November 18, 2025
6:45 p.m. - 9 :00 p.m.
Location
Batavia Public Library
10 S. Batavia Ave.
Batavia, IL 60510
Fees/Admission
Free to attend
Contact Information
Penny McDowell
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Description
Winter Tree Identification by Jack Shouba
You know the old joke: "How do you tell a dogwood? By its bark." The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners November meeting will focus on winter tree identification at 6:45 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library at 10 S. Batavia Ave. on Tuesday November 18, 2025,
Jack Shouba, a teacher, photographer, and botanist, will present how you can identify many trees by their bark, but also by their shape, color, branching pattern, habitat, leaves, flowers, and fruits. A close look at winter buds and twigs reveal fascinating details. Everyone loves oak trees, but do you know how to tell our state tree from other common oaks? Attend the meeting to learn the oak song which provides that information.
Shouba is a retired biology and chemistry teacher, he taught classes on Local Flora, Tree Identification, and other natural history and photography subjects at the Morton Arboretum for over twenty years.
Long active in conservation, Jack Shouba has received numerous honors, including the Dick Young Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kane-DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District and the Lucinda Muirhead Corron Award from the Corron Farm Preservation Society.
His photographs have been published in Chicago Wilderness and Outdoor Illinois magazines, and used by conservation organizations such as Save the Prairie Society, the Conservation Foundation, the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, and Campton Township (www.campton-parks-and-openspace.com). He currently serves as a Director of Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves.
Please join us for this compelling and important presentation.
The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners is open to all persons interested in gardening. For more information, see our website at bataviaplaindirtgardeners.org, or contact us at bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners is a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes a love of sustainable gardening and the natural world through education and volunteerism
