Vernal pools are a little known but extremely important feature that occur in our McHenry County oak woods. Come learn why these pools are essential for amphibians and other creatures like fairy shrimp! Dress to get muddy and...
Tired of maintaining large sections of lawn grass and want to attract birds and butterflies?
Join The Land Conservancy of McHenry County for this webinar to learn how to convert areas of your lawn to a native wildflower meadow...
Assessing Farmland in McHenry County
Do you ever wonder how your farm’s property tax is determined? Join us for a presentation by Robert Ross, chief county assessment officer, to learn the basics of the process. There will...
Learn how to grow tomatoes!
This webinar will give you an introduction to growing tomatoes covering all the basics, from planting to harvesting. Our guest presenters are Sue Rekenthaler and Gary Gauger with Natural Farm...
Celebrate Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day and learn how to attract monarchs and other butterflies, birds and bees to your yard. TLC’s Sarah Michehl will give you easy tips and sample garden layouts with native plants that will...
Water, food waste, and leaves … don’t throw them away, let’s use them!
Sarah Michehl from TLC will share some easy ways to conserve water and turn those food scraps into something usable. She will also share...