{"id":5739,"date":"2020-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heparks.org\/best-of-hoffman-october-2020\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:48:05","slug":"best-of-hoffman-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heparks.org\/uk\/best-of-hoffman-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Hoffman           October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.heparks.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2025\/12\/Pauline-Wieland-scaled-e1604349913224-768x1024.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32015 lazyload\" width=\"253\" height=\"337\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 253px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 253\/337;\" data-smush-webp-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.heparks.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/12\\\/Pauline-Wieland-scaled-e1604349913224-768x1024.jpg&quot;}\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoffman\nEstates Park District would like to recognize Pauline Wieland as October\u2019s Best\nof Hoffman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As\na Hoffman Estates resident residing at Pine Park for approximately 36 years, Pauline\nhas taken the initiative to establish an informal group of volunteers, she has\ndeemed Neighbors for Conservation, to help clean-up invasive plants called\nBuckthorns along the Pine Park creek line.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\nworked with Parks District staff to hold two Neighbors for Conservation events\nat Pine Park, one on September 26 and one on October 3, which allowed\nvolunteers of all ages to help remove the invasive plants.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With\nthe bit of work completed on these two dates, the Neighbors for Conservation\nwere able to complete about 50% of their goal which is to remove all of the\nbuckthorns along the creek line.&nbsp; Pauline\nis actively working with Parks District staff to arrange dates for November in\nhopes of completing the reminder of the removal of the buckthorns along the\ncreek line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Pauline has embraced her new personal motto of \u201cdo more and criticize less\u201d in hopes of making a difference in the community and the District is very appreciative.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pauline, we would like to thank you for taking the initiative to help clean-up the invasive plants at Pine Park. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoffman Estates Park District would like to recognize Pauline Wieland as October\u2019s Best of Hoffman. 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