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Volunteers and interns drive Prospect Heights seed greenhouse, transplant work and outreach
Summary
Commissioners reported 1,843 volunteer hours year‑to‑date, heavy attendance at transplant Wednesdays, a near depletion of plants to transplant, and a plan to begin volunteer seed collection in late August; a District 214 videographer profiled the internship program.
At the July meeting, the commission reported that volunteer transplant workdays have been "very heavily attended," with 17 volunteers at a post‑parade transplant day and a year‑to‑date volunteer total of 1,843 hours.
Agnes Farari said the greenhouse has a large number of plants and that official seed collection with volunteers is scheduled to begin in August; transplant Wednesdays have been so active that the team "literally ran out of things to transplant" during a recent session and had only about 100 plants left to move into larger pots.
The commission also reviewed website analytics, including reported figures for July visits and pageviews; the presenter corrected some numbers while reporting but noted a clear spike on July 4 tied to parade participation.
On internships, the commission welcomed Ava Foster, a former District 214 micro‑intern who joined this year as a paid intern, and said a District 214 videographer filmed the program. Members praised the interns’ contributions and said outreach and educational partnerships with local schools remain a focus.
No formal budget changes were approved for these programs at the meeting; commissioners said operating funds will continue to cover greenhouse supplies and that volunteers and partner groups will support upcoming seed collection and planting tasks.
