TLC's Blog Archives - Page 17 of 39 - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

TLC Celebrates 200th Conservation@Home Property

Written on September 30, 2020.

Congrats to Carol Giammattei on becoming TLC’s 200th participating Conservation@Home property! Not only is Carol a dedicated TLC volunteer, she’s also landscaping with native plants in the small outdoor spaces surrounding...

TLC Office Hours

Written on September 28, 2020.

Need to stop by or call the TLC office in Woodstock? Our office hours for the next few weeks will be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Splendor in the Grass

Written on August 31, 2020.

After traveling 6,000 miles from Argentina, you make a stop in Alden, Illinois. You are a bobolink, one of the most traveled migratory songbirds in the world, and the only male songbird in North America adorned with the colors...

Piscasaw Gardens blossoms at new location

Written on July 1, 2020.

Sonja and Rich Brook have built a legacy on their farm in rural Harvard. People who frequent the Woodstock Farmers Market know the Brooks for their flavored popcorn, fresh vegetables and flowering plants. After many years of...

TLC Completes Its Largest Land Acquisition

Written on June 30, 2020.

I hope Phase 4 of Illinois’ coronavirus reopening finds you and your loved ones well, and that you are managing with any changes you’ve experienced through this time. While it is still fresh, I wanted to share some exciting...

Taking Care to be Anti-Racist

Written on June 11, 2020.

The same month that I was born, August 1963, was when Martin Luther King Jr gave his “I have a dream speech,” in which he said he dreamed of a day when his “four little children will one day live in a nation...