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Final Friday Restoration Workday with Kim

Finch Farm 10408 IL Route 120, Woodstock, IL

Join Kim at Finch Farm conservation easement for her first fall Final Friday! This site is in need of some brush clearing since shade loving trees like cherry, and invasive species like buckthorn and honeysuckle have filled in over the years and are crowding out other important native species.   Directions: From Woodstock, head east on […]

Irish Oaks Restoration Workday

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

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. Directions: From Rt. 14 in Harvard, take Brink St east for 1.7 miles. Turn right […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

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 great progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We've still got the cooler weather this week which always makes these days even more enjoyable. […]

Boloria Meadows Restoration Workday

Boloria Meadows 7219 Millburne Ct., Bull Valley, IL

It smells like fall, which means it's time to start up our weekend workday at Boloria again! This workday meets on the second Saturday of the month. Dennis Dreher is our dedicated steward leading these workdays and has been helping to breathe life back into this incredible site since 2006. Come check out all of […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

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 great progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We've still got the cooler weather this week which always makes these days even more enjoyable. […]

Gateway Park Restoration Workday

Gateway Park Heritage Ln. and Route 23, Harvard, IL

Let's try this one again since we were unable to follow through with our workday here this past week. This woodland is in really good shape as far as invasives go so now we can continue improvements by thinning out mesic species like walnut and cherry which are still providing excessive amounts of shade in the […]

CANCELLED – Yonder Prairie Restoration Workday

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

Come on out for this TLC restoration workday at our gorgeous Yonder Prairie! This workday is hosted by two cool stewards, Carol Giammattei and Melissa Grycan. Thanks to their selfless devotion to the site, Yonder is the finest it’s been in decades and areas suitable for volunteer workdays are getting harder to come by. Don't […]

Wolf Oak Woods Restoration Workday

Wolf Oak Woods 9016 IL Route 120, Woodstock, IL

Join us with site steward Pete Jackson for another post-victory workday! For this workday we're hoping to have enough folks to split into a couple groups. One group will focus on an overlooked area of brush closer to rt. 120 white the rest of us tackle the resprouts surrounding the parking lot. Please bring loppers if you […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

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 great progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We've still got the cooler weather this week which always makes these days even more enjoyable. […]

Seneca Marsh Restoration Workday

Seneca Marsh 1411 Seneca Ct., Woodstock, IL

We’ll be restoring the area surrounding the pond as part of our project to restore habitat on Illinois Nature Preserves sites funded by the State through the NASA grant. There’s still some buckthorn and honeysuckle to get through but we're just about finished with this stage of the project! Directions: From Woodstock, take South Street […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

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 great progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We've still got the cooler weather this week which always makes these days even more enjoyable. […]

Seneca Marsh Restoration Workday

Seneca Marsh 1411 Seneca Ct., Woodstock, IL

We’ll be restoring the area surrounding the pond as part of our project to restore habitat on Illinois Nature Preserves sites funded by the State through the NASA grant. There’s still some buckthorn and honeysuckle to get through but we're just about finished with this stage of the project! Directions: From Woodstock, take South Street […]