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  • A group of volunteers at a community garden

    Food Forest Volunteer Workday

    Apple Creek Food Forest 3210 Dean St., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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, […]

  • A group of people on a hike with a guide.

    Boloria Meadows Pollinator Walk

    Boloria Meadows 7219 Millburne Ct., Bull Valley, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • McHenry County Historical Society Ag-Her-Culture Farm Dinner

    Maria's Farm 216 N. Menge Rd., Marengo, IL

    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 […]

    $110
  • A monarch on monarda

    Birds, Bees, and Butterflies: Plant Your Own Native Plant Garden

    Cary Area Library 1606 Three Oaks Rd., Cary, IL

    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.

  • Prairie at Thompson Road Preserve with trees in the background and a blue sky with clouds

    Thompson Road Preserve Restoration Workday

    Thompson Road Preserve 9707 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley, IL

    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 […]

  • A bee flying toward purple asters.

    Pollinator BioBlitz

    Yonder Prairie 1143 S. Rosefarm Rd., Woodstock, IL, United States

    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 […]

  • A group posing for a photo in the woods

    Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

    Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

    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 […]

  • A group posing for a photo in the woods

    CANCELLED – Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

    Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

    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 […]

  • Prairie at Thompson Road Preserve with trees in the background and a blue sky with clouds

    Thompson Road Preserve Restoration Workday

    Thompson Road Preserve 9707 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley, IL

    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 […]

  • A group posing for a photo in the woods

    Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

    Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

    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 […]

  • A group of students in a forest facing the camera in Ryders Woods Woodstock.

    Ryders Woods Restoration Workday

    Ryders Woods 556 Lake Ave., Woodstock, IL

    Join us for a restoration workday at one of Woodstock's beautiful natural areas! For this workday we'll continue to clear brush on the north side of the park. We'll focus on the invasive shrubs and […]