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MOLA's mission not only involves management of quality open lands, but it also offers native landscaping educational programming to its members, Mettawa Area residents and the public through work days, yard walks and other educational forums.

In June 2010 MOLA worked in partnership with HSBC North America, Lake Forest Open Lands Association (LFOLA) and Deerpath Farm Conservation Community (DPF)
to rescue high quality native plants from a building pad on a future home lot in the DPF Conservation Housing Development in Mettawa.

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Mike Hahn, restorationist for LFOLA,
explains the tasks to 10 HSBC employee volunteers.

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HSBC North America employees hard at work planting the sedges.

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THE HARVEST.  Natural sedges were moved from a building pad to a natural
area protected by a conservation easement at DPF.

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Daniel taking a photo of a salamander that pleasantly
interrupted the work day. 

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Planting the harvest in the natural area at DPF.

 

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Sean pulling that nasty sweet clover that haunts
the landscape in June.