TLC's Blog Archives - Page 20 of 39 - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County

Meet TLC Volunteer Carol Giammattei

Written on April 12, 2019.

How (and when) did you start volunteering for TLC? I read a newspaper article about an Oak Rescue being held at Yonder Prairie in Woodstock with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. This was in January 2015.Why do you volunteer? I...

Meet June Keibler, one of TLC’s new board members

Written on February 28, 2019.

June Keibler returns to TLC’s board of directors in 2019 after serving on the board from 1991-96. She and her husband Steve live in Dundee and have a grown son and daughter and five grandchildren. How do you spend your...

In Memory of Becky Walkington

Written on January 18, 2019.

Becky Walkington, daughter of Dick & Betty Babcock, passed away Jan. 16, 2018 after a struggle with cancer. Becky continued the stewardship of Spring Hollow Nature Preserve that her parents started decades ago. A loving...

An Arborist’s Perspective on Tree Care

Written on November 1, 2018.

Many people tell me they don’t think that trees need care or attention. They think that trees in the woods don’t need help to survive, so they don’t do anything to help them. I can appreciate this perspective, but...

Want to Protect Woodlands, Prairies and Wetlands? Vote.

Written on October 2, 2018.

I received this article from Jessica Campbell and Lois Johnson of the McHenry County chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and would like to share it with you as the November elections are approaching. More than 20 million...

Oak Care in Cold Weather

Written on September 4, 2018.

Tree Tips by Davey Tree Expert Company Summer is drawing to a close and fall is near. The oaks are getting ready to put on their fall show and go into dormancy for the winter. As tree stewards we may think that...