Author: Glenda

Chainsawing, stream surveying and more! CLIP Week 3

Written on June 22, 2022.

by Amelia Swiecki To kick off Week 3 of CLIP, we all headed out to Bluestem Ecological Services, a native plant landscaping company in Marengo. We began our visit with a brief lunch and an introduction to Bluestem’s mission...

Planting a pollinator garden and much more! CLIP Week 2

Written on June 14, 2022.

Welcome to Blog #2 of TLC’s internship program. This week it is brought to you by Isaac! He is one of the interns this year, and this week there was a lot of hard work, but also some good amounts of fun. We began on Monday...

The TLC Night Owl Bike Ride

Written on June 9, 2022.

The TLC Night Owl Bike Ride After many fun years of night bike riding, TLC has decided to turn this event over to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake. Learn more about the 2024 ride here. See the Photos from the 2021...

Happy June! TLC’s CLIP Week 1 is underway

Written on June 6, 2022.

Welcome to Blog #1 of TLC’s 2022 Conservation Leader Internship Program! This first week’s blog is brought to you by Kristi, CLIP’s Crew Leader for the 2022 season. I am stoked to be back and excited to share my knowledge...

Welcome 2022 CLIP interns!

Written on June 2, 2022.

On June 1 TLC welcomed four new interns (and welcomed back a Crew Leader) to the Conservation Leader Internship Program (CLIP) for 2022. We are excited to have them as part of the program and will be sharing their experiences...

CLIP Wish List

Written on May 31, 2022.

As a nonprofit organization, TLC relies on the generosity of donors for the success of many of our programs. The CLIP team has created a wish list to help ensure our interns have the best training and experience possible next...