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...

In October 1989 Stu and Tammi Sava decided to leave Lily Lake in Kane County in search of a new place to live. Their interest in dogsledding brought them to McHenry County to find property with enough room to train their dogs....