Introduction to iNaturalist and Nature Walk
Have you wanted to learn how to use iNaturalist to record your wildlife sightings? We can help! TLC is participating in the City Nature Challenge and we want you to […]
Have you wanted to learn how to use iNaturalist to record your wildlife sightings? We can help! TLC is participating in the City Nature Challenge and we want you to […]
It’s spring migration time! Join us at Irish Oaks Nature Preserve to look for various birds as they migrate back to their summer breeding grounds. We’ll look for warblers, vireos, […]
Are you interested in learning about the different plant and animal life found in McHenry County? Have you wanted to learn how to use iNaturalist to record your wildlife sightings? […]
Weekly Crowley Workdays are returning, thanks to our new site co-steward: Julie!! She and Larry will be continuing the tradition at this magnificent wooded 80 acre site! Work will continue clearing invasive brush, under the pines southwest of the central wetland, to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new […]
Come say "Hello" to one of our newest sites, Queen Anne Cemetery Prairie and its site steward: Gary! TLC recently acquired this property, which is the eternal resting place for some of the county's early European settlers, and is especially significant due to its remnant plant communities and the intact condition of the plant soil […]
Join us for a workday at this exquisite Illinois Nature Preserve! This 40 acre parcel was identified in the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory as the best remaining example of a […]
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 […]
Join Bruce at Thompson Road Preserve for a morning of restoration! This workday will be clearing brush under the oaks along the road allowing folks traveling down Thompson to view […]
Join us for the Wednesday workday tradition on this 80-acre site that steward Larry Fetzer has faithfully hosted for so many years! We'll be continuing to clear under the pines […]
Join us for a work session out at the Apple Creek Food Forest! There is a lot planned for this growing season– including planting, seeding, garden bed prep, mulching, watering, special projects, […]
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!
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 […]