Join our Caroline, your Fearless Weeder, for a different kind of workday at one of Woodstock's beautiful natural areas! For this event we'll be going after an invasive that inhabits many of our woodlands and tends to outcompete our native spring ephemerals. Can you guess what it is?? Yep, GARLIC MUSTARD! Boo-hiss. The main task […]
Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]
It’s about that time again to show some love to the small but remarkable Concannon Conservation Area! For this workday we'll be clearing brush towards the back of the site closer to the small pond. Last year we cleared brush away from the edges of the woods making room for the ephemeral patches to spread out […]
These workdays are hosted by our extraordinary steward, Margee Pieper, who has been a vital part of the successes at this site. Under her thoughtful leadership, the history and beauty of Irish oaks is finally revealed for everyone to enjoy. Location for this workday is yet to be determined but if it's not too hot we'll probably be working to clear the […]
TLC is partnering with Friends of Cold Springs Park to help them get their restoration efforts off the ground! The property is primarily made up of sedge meadow and wet prairies with sections of degraded woodlands as well. This once large, open wet grassland has been artificially drained to varying degrees and heavily pastured well […]