Author: Glenda

Want to Protect Woodlands, Prairies and Wetlands? Vote.

Written on October 2, 2018.

I received this article from Jessica Campbell and Lois Johnson of the McHenry County chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and would like to share it with you as the November elections are approaching. More than 20 million...

Oak Care in Cold Weather

Written on September 4, 2018.

Tree Tips by Davey Tree Expert Company Summer is drawing to a close and fall is near. The oaks are getting ready to put on their fall show and go into dormancy for the winter. As tree stewards we may think that...

Purple Milkweed Exists …

Written on July 20, 2018.

in McHenry County! This purple This purple milkweed was found at a high-qualty natural area near Woodstock. It’s different from common milkweed with its deep purple flowers, narrower leaves and terminal flowers....

The Power of the Individual

Written on March 1, 2016.

Landowner Chooses to Permanently Restrict Development on Additional 2-1/2 Acres to Protect Creek and Wetlands Kathy Reiland has had a strong conservation ethic most of her life. So, back in 2005 when TLC asked her to donate...

Dr. Shaw’s Prescription for a Healthy Retirement

Written on December 15, 2015.

The next time you are traveling along Route 47 between Woodstock and Hebron, look for a sunlit oak savanna on the east side of the road where the road crosses the Nippersink Creek. The savanna marks the place where the Shaw...

Main Stay Therapeutic Farm

Written on June 26, 2014.

In 2014, two local nonprofit organizations came together in a way that was both unusual and profound when Main Stay Therapeutic Farm donated a permanent conservation easement on its 40-acre center near Richmond to The Land...