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CANCELLED – Winter Tree and Shrub Identification

Ryders Woods 556 Lake Ave., Woodstock, IL

Cancelled due to the cold weather forecast. No leaves? No problem! Join Kim Elsenbroek, TLC’s land conservation specialist, to learn how trees and shrubs can be identified based on twigs […]

$5

SOLD OUT – Forest Bathing Walk at Hennen Conservation Area

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

Join certified forest bathing guide Jennifer Boudart for a slow, mindful walk that will help you reconnect with nature. You’ll be guided through a series of gentle, open-ended invitations to […]

$25

Plan Your Native Plant Garden Webinar

Planning to start a new native plant garden this spring? Join us! TLC’s Sarah Michehl will cover topics such as site preparation, favorite easy plant choices for sun and shade, […]

Free

Gardening with Native Trees and Shrubs Webinar

Webinar

Native trees and shrubs provide year-round beauty as well as food and nesting habitat for birds and pollinators. Join TLC’s Sarah Michehl for some favorite native trees and shrubs appropriate […]

Free

Forest Bathing Walk at Hennen Conservation Area

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

Join certified forest bathing guide Jennifer Boudart for a mindful walk to celebrate the arrival of the spring season. You'll be guided through a series of invitations to slow down […]

$30

Learn to Burn

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

Join TLC to learn how to use fire to manage prairies, wetlands and woodlands safely. The class will be inside and outside so dress appropriately. Safety equipment will be provided. […]

$35 – $50

The Dance of the Woodcock

Boloria Meadows 410 S. Ridge Rd., Bull Valley, IL, United States

Spring is here! Join us to watch American Woodcocks performing their amazing courtship flights. The male woodcocks will make several preent calls and then launch themselves into the sky. While they are […]

How to Convert Lawn to Wildflower Meadow with Seed

Barrington Area Library 505 N. Northwest Hwy., Barrington, IL

Tired of maintaining large sections of lawn grass? Want to attract birds and butterflies? Learn how to convert areas of your lawn to a native wildflower meadow from seed in […]

Free

The Dance of the Woodcock

Yonder Prairie 1100 S. Rose Farm Rd., Woodstock, IL

Spring is here! Join us to watch American Woodcocks performing their amazing courtship flights. The male woodcocks will make several preent calls and then launch themselves into the sky. While they are […]

Vernal Pool Hike

Harvard, IL Harvard, IL

Vernal pools are a little known but extremely important feature that occurs in our McHenry County oak woods. Come learn why these pools are essential for amphibians and other creatures […]

$5