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 southwest of the central wetland to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to grow. We'll meet near […]
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 dry mesic oak savanna in the state! Non-native brush has invaded the site and we, and the Blandings Turtles, need your help to get rid […]
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 this Saturday morning for a workday in the new addition to the Nature Preserve! The workday will focus on clearing brush in the woodland, on top of the […]
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 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 […]
Most birds do not visit bird feeders, but you can still attract them to your yard using native plants. Native plants provide birds with what they need to thrive; food, shelter, and nesting sites and materials. Learn how your yard can be a year-round oasis for birds with tips on what to plant and other […]
Join TLC to learn how to use fire to manage prairies, wetlands and woodlands safely. The class will be inside and outside, where we will do a prescribed burn if conditions allow, so dress appropriately for the weather and for doing prescribed fire (leather boots and gloves, tie back or braid long hair, jeans, cotton/denim. […]
Celebrate the spring equinox with ANFT-certified forest therapy guide Cathy McCauley at Irish Oaks Savannah Nature Preserve in Harvard. This two-hour forest bathing walk invites participants to slow down and notice the early unfolding of spring, with brief nature poetry readings woven throughout the experience. Simple, open-ended invitations will support sensory awareness and connection with […]
Join us as we watch American Woodcocks performing their amazing courtship flights. These odd shorebirds put on their “sky dance” starting in early spring, where the male woodcocks will make several preent calls before launching themselves into the sky for a fantastic display and then return to the spot they left to start again. As described […]
One of (if not the) earliest blooming wildflowers in Northern IL, skunk cabbage is weird, beautiful and smelly! Join us for a fairly level and slower-paced walk on a mowed path at beautiful Boloria Meadows Nature Preserve in Bull Valley to see and learn about this interesting native plant!
Raices Latinas: Agriculture in McHenry County mission is to honor the valuable contributions of the Latino community to McHenry County’s rich agricultural history through education, collaboration, storytelling, and celebratory events. […]
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 […]
