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    Spring Wildflower Walk

    Spring Hollow Nature Preserve Woodstock, IL

    Join TLC on a spring wildflower identification walk at the Spring Hollow Nature Preserve! We’ll meander together through a high-quality woodland, help you learn a little about each wildflower, and […]

    $5
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    Celebrating Mother Nature Open House

    Apple Creek Food Forest 3210 Dean St., Woodstock, IL, United States

    Join us for a family friendly event at the TLC Food Forest! Create Mother Nature crafts, walk the trail, or participate in a planting while enjoying fellowship in our growing food forest! 

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    Boloria Meadows Garlic Mustard Pull & Nature Hike

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

    Located within the Boone Creek Watershed, 56.5-acre Boloria Meadows Nature Preserve is home to fen, sedge meadow, and wet prairie communities, as well as Oak/Hickory woodlands. Join Dennis to pull some garlic mustard then take a walk on the woodland trails to look at Spring ephemerals and other wildflowers! Directions: From the intersection of IL 31 and Bull […]

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    Spring Warbler Walk

    Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

    It’s peak warbler time for the jewels of the forest, the warblers! Join us as we hike around Crowley Oaks looking for as many warblers (and other migrant birds) as we can find. This can be a tricky group to identify, but we will be there to help and offer tips on how to identify […]

  • Two people with trays of plants

    Spring Native Plant Sale

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

    Join TLC for the Spring Native Plant Sale! We will have the largest-ever selection of products to buy in-person! Pre-orders accepted online from April 1-26! Reserve your native plants, trees and shrubs for local pickup in May. You can help our local environment while also helping TLC!

  • Two people with trays of plants

    Spring Native Plant Sale

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

    Join TLC for the Spring Native Plant Sale! We will have the largest-ever selection of products to buy in-person! Pre-orders accepted online from April 1-26! Reserve your native plants, trees and shrubs for local pickup in May. You can help our local environment while also helping TLC!

  • Purple native plants along a stepping stone path

    Native Plants for Small Spaces

    Algonquin Area Public Library 2600 Harnish Dr., Algonquin, IL

    Native plants can bring beauty and ecological health to even the smallest spaces in your yard, but it’s vital to choose the right plants. Join TLC’s Sarah Michehl to hear […]

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    Dragonfly Bioblitz

    Irish Oaks Nature Preserve 19017 Lincoln Rd., Harvard, IL

    It’s National Dragonfly Day! Join us as we look for as many different species of Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as we can find in the wetlands, prairie and woodland edges […]

  • A bird in grasses

    Breeding Birds of Thompson Road

    Thompson Road Preserve 9707 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley, IL

    Thompson Road Preserve has a variety of habitats that host many species of breeding birds. We will look for birds breeding at the preserve, help with identification, show you how to use popular birding apps, and more!

  • Tall shagbark hickory

    Tree and Shrub Identification

    Ryders Woods 556 Lake Ave., Woodstock, IL

    Learn how to identify common native trees and shrubs! Class will be outside, so dress for the weather. Registration required.

    $10
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    Howl at the Wolf Oak: Summer Solstice Edition!

    Wolf Oak Woods 9016 IL Route 120, Woodstock, IL

    S’mores around a bonfire, food, a guided evening hike, and family nature activities! Come spend an evening enjoying the company of a 300-plus year-old oak tree and learn more about the history of this interesting site that has been preserved forever by TLC. It’s a great way to meet like-minded nature folks in the county!