Author: Lisa

Fun selfie with TLC staff around a table.

Job Openings

Written on March 30, 2026.

Job Openings Work with a great group of people who are passionate about the McHenry County landscape! Please follow the instructions in the job description to apply. Oak Outreach Specialist

Enter TLC’s 2026 Amateur Photography Contest

Written on January 12, 2026.

Art of the Land Amateur Photography Contest Enter today! The Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC) hosts this contest each year to highlight the inspiring natural landscapes found throughout McHenry...

Art of the Land Fundraiser Oct. 24 & 25

Written on October 3, 2025.

Art of the Land Fundraiser Friday, Oct. 24, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 6:30-9:00 p.m. The Starline Factory 300 W. Front St. Harvard, IL We can’t wait to see you at this year’s event, Friday Oct. 24...

Let the Sun Shine In

Written on July 20, 2018.

If you drive along Illinois Route 120 between Woodstock and McHenry, you have surely seen the Wolf Oak Woods property. This is the site where “that oak” lives. You know, the large bur oak whose branches touch the ground!...

Happy Valentine’s Day

Written on February 11, 2018.

What do you associate with Valentine’s Day? Hearts and flowers? A box of chocolates? Valentine’s Day cards? Birds? In the fifth century A.D., Pope Galesius established February 14 as the Feast of Saint...

Garden Memories

Written on July 14, 2017.

A garden can be much more than a beautiful part of one’s home. It can also be a connection to people and the past.A garden can be much more than a beautiful part of one’s home. It can also be a connection to people and the...