Healthy ravines are beautiful landscapes that protect Lake Michigan’s water and beaches, reduce property erosion, and provide habitat for endangered and rare plants, spawning fish and migrating birds. But without thoughtful action, our ravines could become dangerous, muddy ditches that erode property and increase pollution in Lake Michigan. A project by the Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago Botanic Garden, The Field Museum, and Openlands. Case Study Program When it comes to our ravines and our Lake Michigan coast, we are all in this together. Revitalizing Our Ravines: Community Workshop a two-day event where elected officials, city planners, environmentalists and property owners come together to solve some of the most pressing concerns facing the future of our beautiful and rare ravine landscapes. Our backyards are peaceful havens where our families go to relax, but that doesn’t mean our backyards can’t be working while we are relaxing! The Landowner Guide from Openlands is designed to make sure your landscape choices work for you and our ravines. Inside is helpful information for all ravine-adjacent landowners, including: Descriptions of healthy and unhealthy practices for both tableland and ravine areas Do’s and Don’ts for plants, drainage, surfaces, yard waste and lawn care Sample landscape design sketches Lists of ravine-friendly native plants Service providers who can help with ravine-friendly landscaping Revitalizing Our Ravines Resident Guide The Revitalizing Our Ravines Resident Guide contains resources valuable to residents of ravine communities: Openlands’ Landowner Guide Service Providers for Ravine Residents (see back)
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Healthy ravines are beautiful landscapes that protect Lake Michigan’s water and beaches, reduce property erosion, and provide habitat for endangered and rare plants, spawning �sh and migrating birds. But without thoughtful action, our ravines could become dangerous, muddy ditches that erode property and increase pollution in Lake Michigan.
June 2, 2016
A project by the Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago Botanic Garden, The Field Museum, and Openlands.
Case StudyProgram
When it comes to our ravines and our Lake Michigan coast, we are all in this together.
Revitalizing Our Ravines: Community Workshop a two-day event where elected o�cials, city planners, environmentalists and property owners come together to solve some of the most pressing concerns facing the future of our beautiful and rare ravine landscapes.
Our backyards are peaceful havens where our families go to relax, but that doesn’t mean our backyards can’t be working while we are relaxing!
The Landowner Guide from Openlands is designed to make sure your landscape choices work for you and our ravines.
Inside is helpful information for all ravine-adjacent landowners, including:Descriptions of healthy and unhealthy practices for both tableland and ravine areasDo’s and Don’ts for plants, drainage, surfaces, yard waste and lawn careSample landscape design sketchesLists of ravine-friendly native plantsService providers who can help with ravine-friendly landscaping
Revitalizing Our Ravines Resident Guide
The Revitalizing Our Ravines Resident Guide contains resources valuable to residents of ravine communities:
Openlands’ Landowner GuideService Providers for Ravine Residents (see back)
Landowner’s GuideRavine and Tableland Preservation
Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
Ecological ServiceEnvironmental Planning
Custom Artworks
April 4, 2013
Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
Ecological ServiceEnvironmental Planning
Custom Artworks
April 4, 2013
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Native planting within ravine buffer area
Minimized paving and lawn within rear yard
Stable slopes withdense ground cover
Mature native treeson ravine slopes
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Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
Ecological ServiceEnvironmental Planning
Custom Artworks
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1• Minimum 10’ width from top of ravine slope
• Along entire length of property adjacent to ravine
• Native savanna and prairie plants with a diverse selection of species
• Minimal irrigation, drip if necessary
• Encroach within 10’ of top of ravine slope with the following:
- lawn - paving - pool - outdoor furniture or play equipment
• Non-native plants
• Allow children to play on ravine slopes
Landowner’s Guide
Ravine and Tableland Preservation
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Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
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• Direct storm drain pipes to bottom of ravine
• Native plant gardens within side yard swale areas
• Direct a portion of roof gutters to rain barrels or cistern
• Direct storm drain pipes to top or mid slope of ravine
• Allow excessive sheet runoff into ravine
• Place sprinklers within 20 ft of top of ravine
Landowner’s Guide
Ravine and Tableland Preservation
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Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
Ecological ServiceEnvironmental Planning
Custom Artworks
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• Use porous paving for outdoor hard surface areas
• Small patio areas in back yard
• Overbuild site with excessive roofs, paving and lawn
• Large contiguous areas of impervious surface with no areas for stormwater infi ltration
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Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
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• Dispose of yard waste in trash or local landfi ll
• Compost
• Dump yard waste onto ravine slopes
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Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
Ecological ServiceEnvironmental Planning
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• Let height reach 4 inches before mowing
• Hand pick weeds
• Use organic fertilizers and pesticides only as necessary
• Aerate
• Chemical fertilizers and pesticides
• Excessive mowing and watering
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Living HabitatsLandscape Architecture
Ecological ServiceEnvironmental Planning
Custom Artworks
April 4, 2013
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Blue BeachCarpinus caroliniana
- understory tree- 30-50 ft tall- partial shade- yellow-orange-red fall color- found in wet and mesic woods
Pagoda DogwoodCornus alternifolia
- ornamental tree- 15-30 ft tall- partial sun to full shade- white blooms in late spring- dark blue berries- red fall color- found in mesic woods and woodland borders
NinebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius
- shrub- 3-9 ft tall- full to partial sun- white bloom in spring- dull yellow fall color- found in mesic woods
Shagbark HickoryCarya ovata
- canopy tree- 75-100 ft tall- full to partial sun- blooms in fall- found in dry and mesic woods
American HazelnutCorylus americana
- shrub- 4-15 ft tall- full sun to partial shade- yellow blooms in spring- edible fall fruit- yellow fall color- found in dry to mesic woods, savannas, and prairies
Wild Black CurrantRibes americanum
- shrub- 3-5 ft tall- partial shade- cream blooms in spring- red-orange fall color- found in wet to mesic woods
Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevis
- ornamental tree- 15-30 ft tall- full sun to partial shade- white fl owers in spring- yellow-orange fall color- blooms in fall- black fruit- found in mesic woods
Witch HazelHamamelis virginiana
- ornamental tree- 15-30 ft tall- partial to full shade- yellow blooms in late fall- found in mesic woods and savannas
Black HawViburnum prunifolium
- ornamental tree- 15-30 ft tall- full sun to partial shade- white bloom in spring- purple berries-red fall color- found in dry woods and woodland borders
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Landowner’s GuideRavine and Tableland Preservation
Wild GarlicAllium canadense
- wildfl ower- 12-18 in tall- full to partial shade- blooms in early summer- found in mesic woods and prairies
Smooth Blue AsterAster laevis
- wildfl ower- 2-4 ft tall- full to partial sun- blooms in late summer- found in mesic to dry prairies and savannas
Prairie CoreopsisCoreopsis palmata
- wildfl ower- 1-3 ft tall- full sun- blooms in early summer- found in mesic to dry prairies and savannas
Wild ColumbineAquilegia candensis
- wildfl ower- 1-3 ft tall- light to partial shade- blooms in late spring/ early summer- found in mesic woods and prairies
Big Leaved AsterEurybia macrophylla
- wildlfower- 2-4 ft tall- partial to full shade- blooms in fall- found in mesic woods
Purple Joe-Pye WeedEupatoriadelphus purpureus
- wildfl ower- 4-7 ft tall- partial shade- blooms in summer- found in moist to mesic woods
Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
- wildfl ower- 2-6 ft tall- full to partial sun- blooms in late summer- found in wet prairies and marshes
Cream Wild IndigoBaptisia leucophaea
- wildfl ower- 1-2 ft tall- full sun- blooms in spring- found in dry prairies and savannas
Blazing StarLiatris pycnostachya
- wildfl ower- 3-5 ft tall- full sun- blooms in late summer- found in moist to mesic prairies
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Landowner’s GuideRavine and Tableland Preservation
Great Blue LobeliaLobelia siphilitica
- wildfl ower- 2-3 ft tall- full sun to partial shade- blooms in summer- found in wet to mesic prairies and woods
Jacob’s LadderPolemonium reptans
- wildfl ower- 1-2 ft tall- full sun to partial shade- blooms in fall- found in moist to mesic prairies and woods
SpiderwortTradescantia ohiensis
- wildfl ower- 2-4 ft tall- partial to full shade- blooms in late spring- found in moist to mesic prairies and savannas
Foxglove PenstemonPenstemon digitalis
- wildfl ower- 3 ft tall- partial to full sun- blooms in late spring to early summer- found in mesic prairies and woodland borders
Sweet BlackEyed SusanRudbeckia subtomentosa
- wildfl ower- 3-5 ft tall- full to partial sun- blooms in summer- found in mesic prairies and savannas
IronweedVernonia fasciculata
- wildfl ower- 3-5 ft tall- full sun- blooms in late summer- wet prairies
Woodland PhloxPhlox divaricata
- wildfl ower- 1-2 ft tall- partial shade- blooms in late spring- found in dry to mesic woods
Feathery FalseSolomon’s SealMaianthemum racemosa
- wildfl ower- 2-3 ft tall- partial shade- blooms in late spring- found in mesic to dry woods
Culver’s RootVeronicastrum virginicum
- wildfl ower- 3-4 ft tall- full sun to full shade- blooms in summer- found in mesic woods and prairies
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Landowner’s GuideRavine and Tableland Preservation
Hairy Woodland BromeBromus pubscens
- grass- 2-5 ft tall- partial sun to light shade-found in mesic woods
Pennsylvania SedgeCarex pensylvanica
- sedge- 6” - 1 ft tall- partial sun, full shade- found in dry to mesic woods
Lady FernAthyrium fi lix-femina
- fern- 1-2 ft tall- partial shade- found in dry to mesic woods
Swamp Oval SedgeCarex muskingumensis
- sedge- 2-4 ft tall- partial shade- found in wet woods and sedge meadows
Little Blue StemSchizachyrium scoparium
- grass- 2-3 ft tall- full sun- found in dry to mesic prairies
Goldie’s Wood FernDryopteris goldiana
- fern- 3-4 ft tall- partial shade- found in mesic woods
Brown Fox SedgeCarex vulpinoidea
- sedge- 1-3 ft fall- full to partial sun- found in mesic and wet prairies and woods
Prairie DropseedSporobolus heterolepis
- grass- 2-4 ft tall- full sun- blooms in fall- found in dry to mesic prairies
Christmas FernPolystichum acrostichoides
- fern- 1-3 ft tall- partial shade- found in dry woodsS
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Landowner’s GuideRavine and Tableland Preservation
Healthy ravines are beautiful landscapes that protect Lake Michigan’s water and beaches, reduce property erosion, and provide habitat for endangered and rare plants, spawning �sh and migrating birds. But without thoughtful action, our ravines could become dangerous, muddy ditches that erode property and increase pollution in Lake Michigan.
1) Did the property assessment accurately identify the source(s) of �ooding?2) Did the installed �ood mitigation measures reduce thenumber of basement �ooding incidents and/or
inches of water in the basement or yard, for a given storm type?3) What is the cost of the solutions implemented compared to potential costs of �ooding again?4) Are the homeowners satis�ed with the service?
RainReady also considers the broader ecosystem and community bene�ts associated with nature-based solutions. These include water quality bene�ts achieved (in terms of total suspended solids and phosphorus removed), groundwater recharged and erosion prevented (in terms of gallons of stormwater in�ltrated), and improved property values.
When it comes to our ravines and our Lake Michigan coast, we are all in this together.
Revitalizing Our Ravines: Community Workshop a two-day event where elected o�cials, city planners, environmentalists and property owners come together to solve some of the most pressing concerns facing the future of our beautiful and rare ravine landscapes.
Our backyards are peaceful havens where our families go to relax, but that doesn’t mean our backyards can’t be working while we are relaxing!
The Landowner Guide from Openlands is designed to make sure your landscape choices work for you and our ravines.
Inside is helpful information for all ravine-adjacent landowners, including:Descriptions of healthy and unhealthy practices for both tableland and ravine areasDo’s and Don’ts for plants, drainage, surfaces, yard waste and lawn careSample landscape design sketchesLists of ravine-friendly native plantsService providers who can help with ravine-friendly landscaping
Services Provided for Ravine Residents
Nonpro�t Services for Ravine ResidentsCenter for Neighborhood
Technology RainReadyWorking with Homeowners:
Design on-site rainwater plans and oversee installation
www.rainready.org
Chicago Botanic Garden Plants of Concern
Working with Homeowners: Facilitate monitoring of rare
plantswww.plantsofconcern.org
Conserve Lake County Conservation@HomeWorking with Homeowners: Property Consultantations
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Landscaping Stormwater Engineering
Healthy ravines are beautiful landscapes that protect Lake Michigan’s water and beaches, reduce property erosion, and provide habitat for endangered and rare plants, spawning �sh and migrating birds. But without thoughtful action, our ravines could become dangerous, muddy ditches that erode property and increase pollution in Lake Michigan.
When it comes to our ravines and our Lake Michigan coast, we are all in this together.
Revitalizing Our Ravines: Community Workshop a two-day event where elected o�cials, city planners, environmentalists and property owners come together to solve some of the most pressing concerns facing the future of our beautiful and rare ravine landscapes.
Our backyards are peaceful havens where our families go to relax, but that doesn’t mean our backyards can’t be working while we are relaxing!
The Landowner Guide from Openlands is designed to make sure your landscape choices work for you and our ravines.
Inside is helpful information for all ravine-adjacent landowners, including:Descriptions of healthy and unhealthy practices for both tableland and ravine areasDo’s and Don’ts for plants, drainage, surfaces, yard waste and lawn careSample landscape design sketchesLists of ravine-friendly native plantsService providers who can help with ravine-friendly landscaping
Cardnowww.cardno.com
www.cardnonativeplantnursery.com
6605 Steger Road, Suite A, Monee IL 60449
(708) 534-3450
Daniel Creaney Company
www.dcreaneyco.com
450 Skokie Blvd, Suite 105, Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 480-5757
The Pizzo Grouphttp://pizzo.info
10729 Pine Rd., Leland, IL 60531
(815) 495-2300
Scott Byron & Companywww.scottbyron.com
30088 North Skokie Highway, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(847) 689-0266
Stantecwww.stantec.com
Chicago and Lombard Illinois offices
1-866-782-6832
TGF Forestry & Firewww.tgfforestryandfire.com
530 North Avenue, Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 968-2524
V3 Companieswww.v3co.com
7325 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517
(630) 729-6285
Sponsors: Service Providers for Ravine Properties
Hey & Associateswww.heyassoc.com
26575 W. Commerce Drive, Suite 601, Volo, IL 60073
