Weekly Crowley Workdays continue, thanks to our site co-steward: Julie! She and Larry will be continuing the tradition at this magnificent wooded 80 acre site! Work will continue clearing invasive brush, under the pines southwest of the central wetland, to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to […]
You can help collect native seed to help restore TLC’s 1,000 acres of local prairies and woodlands throughout McHenry County! Join the fun with this hands-on outdoor activity. We will collect seeds from native plants, and the seed collected will eventually be spread and sowed to help local wildlife and pollinators! No experience necessary, we […]
Shop for native plants, trees and shrubs and pick up your online orders! Fall is a great time to plant, with cooler temperatures and increased rainfall cutting down on care. The sale is a fundraiser for TLC, so you can help your local environment while also helping TLC! Members receive a 10% discount.
Shop for native plants, trees and shrubs and pick up your online orders! Fall is a great time to plant, with cooler temperatures and increased rainfall cutting down on care. The sale is a fundraiser for TLC, so you can help your local environment while also helping TLC! Members receive a 10% discount.
As the summer comes to a close, it’s the ideal time to slow down, get quiet and welcome the coming of a new season. Join ANFT-certified forest therapy guide Cathy McCauley in marking the autumnal equinox on this two-hour guided forest walk. You’ll be guided in community to notice what is happening on the land […]
Join Bruce at Thompson Road Preserve for a morning of restoration! This workday will be clearing brush under the oaks along the road allowing folks traveling down Thompson to view this incredible site. Work will continue along the fence line but the parking area will be across the street on Woodland Lane. Directions: From the intersection […]
Fall warblers are notoriously confusing, but with a little help, you can spot and identify even the most confusing of fall warblers. Join us at Crowley Oaks Preserve in Harvard on a guided hike focused on this amazingly diverse group of birds as they migrate south to their wintering grounds.
Weekly Crowley Workdays continue, thanks to our site co-steward: Julie! She and Larry will be continuing the tradition at this magnificent wooded 80 acre site! Work will continue clearing invasive brush, under the pines southwest of the central wetland, to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to […]
What to do with your native plant garden over the winter? Sarah Michehl of TLC will share techniques for preparing your native plant garden for the upcoming fall and winter season while supporting pollinators and birds.
You can help collect native seed to help restore TLC’s 1,000 acres of local prairies and woodlands throughout McHenry County! Join the fun with this hands-on outdoor activity. We will collect seeds from native plants, and the seed collected will eventually be spread and sowed to help local wildlife and pollinators! No experience necessary, we […]
Women farmers, farmland owners, and their families and friends are invited to celebrate the Year of the Woman Farmer! TLC’s Farm Program would like to celebrate and thank the FarmHers in McHenry County for all of their care and strength and community building; their hard work and early mornings; their stewarded lands and farm views; […]
Want to learn to chainsaw, but don’t know how to get started? Join TLC’s staff Restoration Tech Kevin Wendtland and Ecologist Daniel Pohl to learn the basics in a hands-on way. Participants will be introduced to protective equipment, basic chainsaw maintenance, and the development of technique to safely fell a tree and cut it up. […]
