Thank you to the many volunteers who helped prep and seed TLC’s Milpa garden at the Food Forest on May 21! What is Milpa? Milpa is an Indigenous style of gardening in which species are selected for mutual benefits...

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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...

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) ...

How do you spend your days? Retirement has been an interesting motivational experiment, following decades of intense daily work and family demands.  Zen time is spent with books, movies, music and theatre, along with nurturing...

How do you spend your days?  I have lots of hobbies including knitting, needlepoint, and I travel as often as I can. What are your ties to McHenry County?  I was TLC’s attorney from the early 1990s until my retirement. Why...