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VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE
LANDSCAPE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Village of Riverside Township Hall, Room 22, Riverside, IL 60546
MEETING AND PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES: Any individual with a disability requiring reasonable
accommodationinorderto participateinthemeetingshouldcontactPublicWorksDirectorDanTabbat
least48hoursinadvanceofthemeetingat(708)442-3590ext.506.Publiccommentsarewelcomeonany
topicrelatedtothebusinessofthePublicBodyatRegularandSpecialMeetingsduringtheportionofthe
meeting devoted to a particular agenda item, or during the period designated for public comment for
non-agenda items. Individuals who wish to comment must be recognized by the Chairperson prior to
speaking and must begin by identifying themselves.
Chairperson
David Rubin
Commissioners
David Barker, Valerie Kramer, Lisa Lambros, Andy McBride, David Tarverdi
Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call – New Commissioner Beverly McClellan
III. Consider Approval of February 10, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes
IV. Public Comment
NEW BUSINESS
V. Garden Contest – Convert Lawn to Native Plants – Valerie’s Draft (Attached)
OLD BUSINESS
VI. Forester’s Report – Identify Yellow Iris in Swan Pond - Andy
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VII. Village Media Posting and Marketing – David B, David R
A. LAC website
• March 6 - Send Wyatt Coyote eflash for LAC.
• March 10 - Send Wyatt Coyote & Invasive Trade-in eflash (combined).
• March 11 - Post Wyatt Coyote on social media.
• March 12
• Update website with new Public Tree Map link.
• Include Public Tree Map link in LAC eflash.
• March 17 - Second Wyatt Coyote social media post.
• March 24 - Send Invasive Trade-in eflash for LAC.
• Website Updates (March)
• Update Invasive Trade-in information.
• Upload 2025 Swan Pond Report.
• Add Park Awards photo.
• Update Public Tree Map link (March 12).
• Completed / February
• Pesticides and Herbicides eflash sent in February.
B. Changes to Website? Volunteer Info?
VIII. Grants Update – Dan & Lisa
IX. Invasive Trade In – Available species: Gray Dogwood, Mapleleaf Viburnum, and Blackhaw
Viburnum. Applications are due May 20, with Notices of Award issued by May 25. Plant
delivery is scheduled for early June.
X. 2026 Events
A. Wyatt Coyote with Olmsted Society – “Wanted Dead! Invasive Species” (Saturday, March
21st at 10:00)
B. Ted Haffner – Impacts of Gas-Powered Landscape Equipment and Strategies to Reduce
Emissions in Riverside (Monday, April 27 at 7:00 pm)
C. Native Plant Sale 2026 – Fall? Green Guerilla
D. Global Big Day – Saturday, May 9 at the Scout Cabin – Tent?
E. Saturday, May 16 – Conservation at Home Presentation on Gardening for Pollinators Spring
(10:00 – 11:00); Native Plant Giveaway (11:00 – 1:00)
F. Workday at Uvedale / Selborne / Longcommon – June?
G. Eco Club Planting on June 6th
XI. Chairperson’s Report
XII. Standing Discussion Topics
A. Master Landscape Plan
 Triangles – Update– David B.
 Park Awards
B. Outreach and Education
• Library – Andy (Keeping Brochures Upright in Magazine Rack)
• Ecology Club – Possible Partner with IIT to Test River Water and Measure Flow,
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Flood Management (Test Before and After)
OTHER BUSINESS
XIII. Adjournment
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