Author: Glenda

Building a Food Forest in Woodstock

Written on April 2, 2024.

The Apple Creek Food Forest is the newest venture of TLC’s farm program. The site consists of a five-acre parcel nestled into a larger conservation space located just off of Dean Street, outside of the Apple Creek subdivision...

Comments from TLC Regarding the Riverwoods Subdivision

Written on April 2, 2024.

You can read TLC’s position here.

A Prescribed Burn at Irish Oaks Nature Preserve

Written on March 6, 2024.

Last week a group of volunteers came out to help with a prescribed burn at Irish Oaks! Prescribed burns are conducted rotationally to mimic what would have occurred before Illinois was settled. Native plants, which are adapted...

Woodstock High School Students Volunteer at Donato Woods

Written on March 4, 2024.

Thank you to the amazing volunteers from Woodstock High School‘s Blue Streak Service Club who helped clear brush at Donato Woods on March 3! (Photos courtesy of Shannon Landwehr) ...

Save the Date for TLC’s 33rd Annual Celebration!

Written on March 4, 2024.

TLC’s 33rd Annual Celebration Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America The program will be about living in harmony with the beavers in our area in celebration of International Beaver Day April 7! Our guest speaker...

Living with Nature’s Engineers

Written on March 1, 2024.

A beaver is caught in the act of repairing a dam on Dutch Creek at 4:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day. TLC saw beaver activity on four preserved properties in 2023. Two of the TLC properties with beaver dams and lodges are just 25...