Get your New Year’s Eve off to a great start by helping out at an oak rescue in beautiful McHenry County! What is an oak rescue? It’s an opportunity for people to work together to free an old oak tree from the brush that surrounds it. Some people cut the brush with saws while others […]
Would you like to get outside, meet new people and do something great for our local environment? Here's how you can help: Volunteers assist with cutting, stacking and burning invasive brush to allow native trees and plants to grow! Please bring a pair of work gloves if you have them and wear sturdy boots or […]
Volunteers are needed at Donato Conservation Area, an amazing woodland right in the middle of Woodstock! This isn't just any woods-it's full of beautiful spring wildflowers, ferns and a vast diversity of native plants unrivaled by most woodlands in town! In this woodland, volunteers are needed to remove invasive species that prohibit the growth of native […]
Would you like to get outside, meet new people and do something great for our local environment? Here's how you can help: Volunteers assist with cutting, stacking and burning invasive brush to allow native trees and plants to grow! Please bring a pair of work gloves if you have them and wear sturdy boots or […]
Do you want some practical tips on how to rid your property of invasive tree species such as buckthorn and honeysuckle? Join Sarah Michehl from TLC to learn how to control these invasive species. She will also provide native tree and shrub replacement recommendations. Date: Thursday, Jan. 5, Noon-1:00 p.m. Fee: Free, registration opens soon
Last year we focused on the west half of Ryder’s, so this year we’ll be working mostly in the eastern areas. We’ve started clearing brush in the back SE corner across from Dick Tracy Park and the police station. Feel free to park along Dick Tracy Rd. or to the east of the police station […]
We'll be kicking off the Boloria fall workday season Saturday, October 9 at 10 a.m. The entrance is next to 7219 Millburne Court in Bull Valley. Sturdy boots and work clothes are recommended. Bring drinking water -- it looks like the unseasonably warm weather may continue. We'll be working for the first time in our […]
Would you like to get outside, meet new people and do something great for our local environment? Here's how you can help: Volunteers assist with cutting, stacking and burning invasive brush to allow native trees and plants to grow! Please bring a pair of work gloves if you have them and wear sturdy boots or […]
Owned by the City of Wonder Lake, Wonder Lake Sedge Meadow is preserved through a conservation easement. For this day we’ll be clearing a burn break/access trail along the southern boundary line which borders the Nippersink Creek at the point where it enters Wonder Lake. This will serve as a safe line during prescribed burns […]
Bring the family out to experience the magic of a Woodstock winter evening as you explore Hennen Conservation Area, one of Woodstock’s beautiful natural areas, in winter! Enjoy toasty bonfires, guided night hikes, and a sheltered area with hot cocoa. Dress to be outside and walking on trails in the winter! Registration is limited to […]
Would you like to get outside, meet new people and do something great for our local environment? Here's how you can help: Volunteers assist with cutting, stacking and burning invasive brush to allow native trees and plants to grow! Please bring a mask and a pair of work gloves if you have them and wear […]
Would you like to get outside, meet new people and do something great for our local environment? Here's how you can help: Volunteers assist with cutting, stacking and burning invasive brush to allow native trees and plants to grow! Please bring a pair of work gloves if you have them and wear sturdy boots or […]