Come celebrate pollinator week at Yonder Prairie for a pollinator bioblitz! We will look for a variety of bees, butterflies, day-flying moths and more! Yonder Prairie has high-quality habitat that attracts some unique insects. We will help identify the different pollinators we find. This is a great way to get involved in citizen science and […]
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 butterfly and pollinator walk at the beautiful Boloria Meadows Nature Preserve in Bull Valley. The preserve contains nearly 60 acres of high-quality restored wetlands, prairies and oak woodlands. With over 150 species of wildflowers, Boloria is a haven for over 30 species of native butterflies as well as many […]
Join us for a beautiful evening featuring lavender-inspired dishes crafted with fresh, seasonal ingredients straight from the farm. Celebrate the incredible women who have and continue to shape agriculture while enjoying great food, community, and a stunning setting in bloom. Register HERE to enjoy and unforgettable evening featuring: A stroll through the lavender field An exclusive preview […]
Learn how to attract monarchs and other butterflies, plus birds and bees to your yard. Sarah Michehl from TLC will give you easy tips and info on gardening with native plant communities that will provide beauty and everything a pollinator could need.
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 this incredible site. Work will continue along the fence line but the parking area will be across the street on Woodland Lane. Directions: From the intersection […]
Pollinator Bioblitz- take two! Since our June pollinator bioblitz got rained out, we are going to try again in July. We will look for a variety of bees, butterflies, day-flying moths, and more! Yonder Prairie has high-quality habitat that attracts some unique insects. We will help identify the different pollinators we find. This is a great […]
Weekly Crowley Workdays have returned, 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 […]
Join us for a conversation with Tiffany Kriner, of Root and Sky Farm in Marengo, and author of In Thought, Word and Seed. The evening will start at the Woodstock Opera […]
Weekly Crowley Workdays have returned, 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 […]
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 […]
Weekly Crowley Workdays have returned, 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 […]
