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  • Two children playing with an oak in the background

    The Ecology of Oaks

    Cary Area Library 1606 Three Oaks Rd., Cary, IL

    Our native oaks are a keystone species that many other species rely on. How do they connect with other woodland plants, and what can you do to help our native […]

    Free

  • A group after a volunteer seed collecting event

    Help TLC Collect Native Seed for Restoration!

    Boloria Meadows 7219 Millburne Ct., Bull Valley, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • A group after a volunteer seed collecting event

    Help TLC Collect Native Seed for Restoration!

    Boloria Meadows 7219 Millburne Ct., Bull Valley, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Two women at TLC's native plant sale

    Fall Native Plant, Tree and Shrub Sale in Woodstock

    McHenry County Fairgrounds 11900 Country Club Rd., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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.

  • Two women at TLC's native plant sale

    Fall Native Plant, Tree and Shrub Sale in Woodstock

    McHenry County Fairgrounds 11900 Country Club Rd., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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.

  • A creek at Yonder Prairie Woodstock

    Autumn Equinox Guided Forest Bathing Walk

    Yonder Prairie 1143 S. Rosefarm Rd., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • Warbler on a branch

    Fall Warblers Bird Walk

    Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

    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.

  • Asters in a fall native plant garden

    Pollinator-Friendly Fall Garden Care

    Food Shed Co-Op 2390 Lake Shore Dr., Woodstock, IL

    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. 

  • A group after a volunteer seed collecting event

    Help TLC Collect Native Seed for Restoration!

    Barefoot Ridge 1304 Deerpass Rd., Marengo, il

    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 […]

  • An illustration of women farmers

    Year of the Woman Farmer Celebration

    Hennen Conservation Area 4622 Dean St., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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; […]

  • A woman in full chainsaw gear in the woods

    Beginner’s Chainsaw Training

    Hennen Conservation Area 4622 Dean St., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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.  […]

    $35 – $50

  • A group after a volunteer seed collecting event

    Help TLC Collect Native Seed for Restoration!

    Yonder Prairie 1143 S. Rosefarm Rd., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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 […]