Author: Glenda

A girl, a boy and the land: A family preserves 80 acres

Written on December 17, 2019.

This is the story of Alix Blair and her memories of growing up on her family’s land. The Blair family placed a conservation easement on their land in Harvard, IL to protect it for life before transferring it to a new owner....

Hawk release at Wolf Oak Woods

Written on December 6, 2019.

Earlier this fall a young red-tailed hawk was found at Wolf Oak Woods that had likely been clipped by a car. She had a concussion and other injuries. Staff from the MCCD Wildlife Rehabilitation Center picked her up and cared...

Congratulations to the 2019 Art of the Land Winning Artists!

Written on November 11, 2019.

Each year one piece of art receives Best in Show and two Honorable Mentions are awarded as well. Best in Show: Line Dance, Tree Ring Patterns Var. 15 by Barbara Schneider. Honorable Mention: Grasshopper at the...

Meet TLC Volunteer Mary Mariutto

Written on November 4, 2019.

The best ideas surface when friends meet new friends over coffee. In 2008, Rene Dankert invited me to meet Lisa Haderlein and Linda Balek for coffee and brainstorming to develop a fundraiser for TLC, and Art of the Land was...

Wolf Oak Woods: History Preserved Forever

Written on October 4, 2019.

In Memory of Lynn Pensinger

Written on September 5, 2019.

TLC member and friend Lynn Pensinger passed away on Sept. 1. In 2009 the Pensingers protected their three-acre Woodstock property with a conservation easement to preserve the oak woods on their property. Lynn was active...