Save the Date – Pizzo Open House
Friday, June 20, 2008 (Summer Solstice Eve)
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Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. Corporate Headquarters
10729 Pine Road, Leland, IL 60531
This year Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. will celebrate 20 years of dedicated service to our clients, our employees, and the environment. Since the company’s inception in 1988, Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. has been focused on achieving “on-the-ground results”. Our success in doing so has elevated Pizzo to being recognized as an established leader within the industry of ecological restoration. That role has been solidified recently as our projects have received 25 industry awards over the last 3 years.
We enthusiastically invite all of our clients, colleagues, friends, partners, suppliers, and other interested individuals to celebrate the last 20 years, and more importantly our future.
General Information:
Free educational sessions led by industry professionals
Native Plant Sale
Walking tours of our 32 acre restored remnant wetland/prairie and our facility
Rain or Shine event
Food & Drinks provided (Snacks & Dinner)
Anniversary celebration & Bon Fire at night
Overnight camping allowed on the Pizzo Prairie! (Bring your own gear!)
Event Schedule:
Noon – 12:15 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.
Ecology 101: Learn the Basics or Get a New Perspective
by Jack Pizzo, Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Natural Spaces in Your Parks
by Julie Greve, Park Ridge Park District
Bob Smith, Winnetka Park District
Mike Benard, Wheaton Park District
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sustainable Developments: The Development Perspective
by Dennis Dreher, PE, Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sustainable Developments: The Municipal Perspective
by Rich Young, Director of Community Development, The Village of Sugar Grove, IL
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Natural Areas in Your Subdivision
by Larry Greenberg, Harbor Springs HOA, Aurora, IL
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Walking Tour of the Pizzo Prairie and Wetland
by Jack Pizzo, Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Pig Roast Dinner & Drinks
7:00 p.m. – ???
WE ROCK THE PRAIRIE
With a Bon Fire & Summer Solstice Celebration (Party!!!). Stay and camp on the prairie if you’d like (bring your own gear)!
