What’s the one thing most oak property owners need to take care of their land? HELP. That’s where TLC comes in. We’ve all heard about the plight of our oak woods: oaks were harvested to develop the county in the 1800s, and...

In 2003, Nancy Deborah Wicker (1925-2016) donated a conservation easement on 13-1/2 acres of land on Crowley Road in Alden Township in the northwest part of McHenry County. This was the first conservation property in the township...

Thank you! Because of your generosity we raised over $1900 for the CLIP program to be used in 2022. Learn more about the program here.    You can help support the future of conservation on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021! Gifts...

Best in Show – Patti Stricker, Hail Kale Honorable Mention, Peek-a-Boo, Gerard Bauer Honorable Mention, Around the Bend, Eric Larson

First Place, Jay Florian, Boloria Meadows The judges liked the whimsical quality of the photograph and its beautiful background. They said it was well seen by the photographer, and they noted the good detail on the bird. Second...

The Land Conservancy recently began a new project, a community food forest, on a small portion of farmland on Dean Street, just north of TLC’s office in rural Woodstock. This nine-acre field had been conventionally farmed for...