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The Future of Conservation – TLC’s CLIP Interns Talk about What They Learned This Summer

Written on September 6, 2022.

Another summer has come and gone, and TLC is excited that four more interns from the Conservation Leader Internship Program (CLIP) are entering the world with new skills and knowledge to share. CLIP is a paid learning experience...

A Passion Preserved – The Story of Timbertop

Written on September 2, 2022.

The family home at Timbertop. The story of Timbertop is the story of a young lawyer and his bride, William and Edith Kelly, who were told, shortly after their marriage that due to medical concerns, the young lawyer would never...

Call for Artists and Artisans – Art of the Land

Written on July 8, 2022.

Art of the Land is one of TLC’s biggest fundraisers of the year, and celebrates the beauty of nature and open spaces. This juried event features the works of regional artists and artisans who draw...

A Family Farm Paradise – TLC Preserves 125 acres for life in Capron

Written on July 7, 2022.

A “little piece of paradise” is how Meaghan and Chris Zeiner describe their farm on 125 acres of rolling land in Northeastern Boone County. The Zeiners worked with TLC to place a permanent conservation easement on the land,...

Making a Difference: Grant Helps Oak Landowners

Written on March 1, 2022.

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...

Something’s Going on in Alden Township!

Written on January 3, 2022.

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...