Environmental Advisory Board

Overview

The Environmental Advisory Board is responsible to the Board of Trustees and reports on environmental matters affecting the Village. The Board can have at least six but not more than eight members appointed to four-year terms. The Board includes one member from each section of the Village; the others are at-large. The Chairperson is a member of the Board of Trustees. The Public Works superintendent serves as Recording Secretary. This Board can have up to three EAB High School students as recommended by his/her principal.

Members

Michele B. Harrington, Trustee (Co-Chairperson)
Jessica Tai, Trustee (Co-Chairperson)
Elizabeth M. Bailey
Kurt Ehrig
Evelyn Fasano
Celia Petersen
Laurence J. Quinn
John F. Reilly
Amanda Shore
Kelly Smith

Meetings

7:30 pm
Village Hall Board Room and via Zoom
Currently Scheduled for 2025/2026:
- May 21, 2025
- June 18, 2025
- September 17, 2025
- October 29, 2025
- November 12, 2025
- January 14, 2026
- February 25, 2026
- March 25, 2026
Village Hall - Board Room

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
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Pollinator Garden Debuts on Village Green With Butterfly Release

To celebrate Earth Day 2025, the Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) opened a pollinator garden on the Village Green with a special butterfly release to mark the occasion.

EAB Co-Chairs, Trustees Michele Beach-Harrington and Jessica Tai, along with fellow Trustee Vinny Muldoon, EAB members Evelyn Fasano, Liz Bailey, John Reilly, and Laurence Quinn, Assistant Recreation Superintendent Andy Hill and Arborist Joe Umana joined dozens of residents during the festivities.

Children had a wonderful time coloring pollinator-themed pages, and Trustee Tai, Ms. Fasano, along with the children, released newly hatched butterflies into the garden. They also planted marigold seeds in pots to take home as a reminder of their contribution to the environment. Mr. Umana shared insights about the various plants in the garden.

All of the types of Butterfly Bush as the name implies attract butterflies. The Milkweed is a specific attractor of Monarch butterflies. Monarchs will only eat and lay their eggs on Milkweed plants so we used them for that purpose. Yarrow attract bees which are attracted to the bright and fragrant flower heads, which produce an abundance of nectar and pollen for them. Bumblebees, honeybees, solitary bees, and mason bees are all commonly found pollinating yarrow. Echinacea attracts all pollinators, bees, wasps, butterflies and even birds. Sedum Autumn Joy and Veronica is attractive to bees and butterflies.

This list is all the common and scientific names of the plants we used:

*Buddleia x Pugster Blue Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush (non-native)

*Buddleia x Pugster Amethyst Pugster Amethyst Butterfly Bush (non-native)

*Buddleia x Pugster Pink Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush (non-native)

*Asclepias syriaca Milkweed (native)

*Achillea millefolium Yarrow (native)

*Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower (native to Midwest)

*Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Joy’ Sedum Autumn Joy (non-native)

*Veronica spicata Veronica (non-native)