Author: Glenda

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...

Soulful Prairies – 34 acres preserved forever

Written on March 3, 2014.

“Soulful Prairies became a white canvas and our palette was loaded with color. We researched, dreamed and schemed to create a beautiful place with sustainability, restoration and salvage in mind. Each step has brought...

Madeline & Walter Bolger

Written on October 2, 2013.

Walter “Gov” and Madeline Bolger have deep roots in the McHenry County soil they work. The Bolger family has farmed in McHenry County since just after the Civil War, and Gov himself has been a resident of the county...