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The Dance of the Woodcock

Yonder Prairie 1100 S. Rose Farm Rd., Woodstock, IL

Spring is here! Join us to watch American Woodcocks performing their amazing courtship flights. The male woodcocks will make several preent calls and then launch themselves into the sky. While they are […]

Vernal Pool Hike

Harvard, IL Harvard, IL

Vernal pools are a little known but extremely important feature that occurs in our McHenry County oak woods. Come learn why these pools are essential for amphibians and other creatures […]

$5

Yonder Prairie Restoration Workday

Yonder Prairie 1100 S. Rose Farm Rd., Woodstock, IL

Come on out for this TLC restoration workday at the lovely Yonder Prairie! We'll continue working in the back area of the property in the wooded corner to continue removing mulberry and invasive maple trees. Don't miss this […]

The Dance of the Woodcock

Yonder Prairie 1100 S. Rose Farm Rd., Woodstock, IL

Spring is here! Join us to watch American Woodcocks performing their amazing courtship flights. The male woodcocks will make several preent calls and then launch themselves into the sky. While they are […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality […]

The Dance of the Woodcock

Boloria Meadows 7219 Millburne Ct., Bull Valley, IL

Spring is here! Join us to watch American Woodcocks performing their amazing courtship flights. The male woodcocks will make several preent calls and then launch themselves into the sky. While they are […]

Final Friday Restoration Workday

Thousand Oaks 9423 Bellaire Ln., Spring Grove, IL

Join Kim at Thousand Oaks for another Final Friday! This site is in need of some brush clearing since shade-loving trees like cherry, and invasive species like buckthorn and honeysuckle […]

Saturday Garlic Mustard Pull at Ryders Woods

Join our Caroline, your Fearless Weeder, for a different kind of workday at one of Woodstock's beautiful natural areas! For this event we'll be going after an invasive that inhabits […]

The Dance of the Woodcock – Limited Mobility “Sit”

Hennen Conservation Area 4622 Dean St., Woodstock, IL, United States

Do you have mobility issues?  Can’t walk on uneven ground?  No worries, this year we are offering a “limited mobility” woodcock sit at Hennen Conservation Area in Woodstock.  If you […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality […]

Concannon Conservation Area Restoration Workday

Concannon Conservation Area 1913 Edgewood Dr., Woodstock, IL, United States

It’s about that time again to show some love to the small but remarkable Concannon Conservation Area! For this workday we'll be clearing brush towards the back of the site closer […]