TLC dedicated a workday to our friend, the late Al Van Maren on Sunday, Oct. 31. Friends and family of Al Van Maren spent time clearing brush in his oak woods. It was a fun but bittersweet day. We miss you Al. There will be...

Each fall TLC hosts a native plant Seed Sharing Day in McHenry County. Sharing native plant seeds with others is a great way to get more native plants growing in home landscapes, which is why TLC hosts this event each year....

Monday: by Arden Podpora The crew at the TLC office Our last week started with rain, but that didn’t stop us from having a fun day jam-packed with activities. Morning was full of creativity – we got to see how the pressed...

by Sofia Oropeza Chainsaw practice Monday always brings the start of a busy week in the CLIP program, and this week was no different! We started off again with Megan, TLC’s ecologist, on a lesson diving deeper into chainsawing....

by Claire Gregory It’s hard to believe that nine weeks have already passed since the CLIPterns joined the TLC team, but each day is still an adventure. Week 9 started off with a stream survey at Gateway Park with Randy Schietzelt....

by Kristi Robinson Though I was gone last week for a drum major camp, I was excited and ready to be back at TLC for week 8 of our CLIP internship!  We started the week by heading to Waichunas Coservation Area in Island Lake,...