We’ve all seen the pictures: muddy floodwaters creeping to the doorsteps of homes around the country. Fox River flooding for one month in May 2020, covering the Thelins’ sedge meadow. As global warming leads to increasing...

Whether you have acres of land, or a small patch of earth, anyone can make a difference by caring for nature at home. Dave and Colleen Zeiger’s native plant garden is a corridor for birds, bees and insects in McHenry...

Studies keep showing the benefits of being out in nature (and some doctors are even prescribing outdoor time)! While much of the land TLC preserves is on private property, here are five sites open to the public for your outdoor...

TLC recently launched the 5,000 Acre Challenge to increase the amount of oak woods protected in McHenry County. This is the story of one family’s work to protect their oaks. Cheri Magrini participates in TLC’s...

The wonders of nature on a half-acre in McHenry Native plants abound at the Shroyers’ home in McHenry.  In 1987 Bob Schroyer and Pat Sullivan-Schroyer fell in love with a half-acre parcel in McHenry and the natural...