Author: Glenda

Seed Sharing Day Oct. 15

Written on August 18, 2022.

Open to TLC members, Seed Sharing Day is an annual event organized by TLC and hosted by a number of landowners. This is an opportunity for people to collect and share native seed for their prairie, savannas and wet habitats. Beginners...

Fall Celebration and Memorial Oak Planting Oct. 8

Written on August 18, 2022.

Did you purchase an oak tree for the fall planting? The planting will take place on Oct. 8 at Boloria Meadows Nature Preserve in Bull Valley. You may choose to plant your tree or have it planted by TLC staff and volunteers....

A Fond Farewell to TLC’s CLIP Interns – CLIP Week 11

Written on August 18, 2022.

(Casper) Monday: Since it was raining today, we read and discussed our last assignment. Then we worked on making a map of all the locations we have gone to, using GIS to calculate the areas on workdays. We did .85 acres of...

Bison, native plant gardens, first aid and more – CLIP Week 10

Written on August 11, 2022.

by Breanna Christensen To begin the week we spent Monday morning meeting on Zoom for a Conservation Career Panel. We met with multiple people CLIP Director Kim Elsenbroek knows, including Briana Whitaker, Natalie Christian,...

A visit to MCC, loads of toads and more – CLIP Week 9

Written on August 1, 2022.

by Gretchen Casper On Monday, we had a work day around Hennen Conservation Area in Woodstock. We started by planting nine flats of plants donated from Red Buffalo Nursery, in the back behind the pond. The mosquitoes were on...

Field work, fungus fun and more – CLIP Week 8

Written on August 1, 2022.

by Amelia Swiecki Week 8 of CLIP was packed full of invasive work, collecting mushrooms, and working with some great people out in the field! We kicked off Monday with Melissa Grycan, the Natural Heritage Biologist from the...