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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners monthly meetings to resume Sept. 16

A monarch butterfly on a zinnia in Konni Vukelic’s pollinator garden on Friday, August 22, 2025. Vukelic, the owner of Three Bees Honey Farms, is upset with the way the City of Marengo handled removing part of her pollinator garden around her home in Marengo.

The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will resume its monthly meetings with a presentation by The Pizzo Group founder and principal Jack Pizzo.

The meeting will begin at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave.

Pizzo will discuss nature restoration effort insights. The presentation also includes restoration examples.

The Pizzo Group was founded in 1988. The organization is one of the largest ecological restoration forms in the Midwest. Pizzo is an expert in natural area restoration and growing native plants. He scientifically evaluates current ecological restoration practices for native flora and fauna establishment or enhancement.

Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners is a nonprofit that promotes sustainable gardening and the natural world through education and volunteerism.

For information, visit bataviaplaindirtgardeners.org or email bataviaplaindirtgardeners@gmail.com.