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Making Succession Planning a Success for Your Family and Farmland – Webinar

Your family and farm are worth the effort. This webinar will help you move from good intentions to tangible steps forward for your family’s succession plan. You will learn about how to overcome common obstacles. You’ll also learn about the succession planning process, the service providers you’ll need, the special value of a succession facilitator, […]

$10

Wolf Oak Workday

9100 Route 120 Woodstock IL 60098 9100 IL Route 120, Woodstock, IL

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 […]

Birds, Bees, and Butterflies: Plant Your Own Pollinator Garden!

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

Learn how to attract monarchs and other butterflies, birds and bees to your yard. You will receive easy tips and info on gardening with native plant communities that will provide beauty and everything a pollinator needs to thrive. Date: Wednesday, March 9, 7-8:00 p.m. (In-person) Location: Cary Area Public Library, 1606 Three Oaks Rd, Cary, […]

Donato Woods Restoration Workday in Woodstock

Donato Woods 700 Ridgeland Ave., Woodstock, IL

Join Donato’s site steward David for a brush clearing extravaganza at one of Woodstock’s many natural areas! This is a special little spot in the heart of Woodstock, though few people know about its botanical treasures. Head in through the northwest entrance and follow the trail to the right over the wooden walkway. Keep going […]

Native Plants for Small Spaces Webinar

Native plants bring beauty and ecological health to even the smallest spaces in your yard, but it’s vital to choose the right plants. You’ll learn about some favorite native plants for small garden spaces and get tips on how to take care of them. A recording of the webinar will be emailed to registered participants […]

Wolf Oak Workday

9100 Route 120 Woodstock IL 60098 9100 IL Route 120, Woodstock, IL

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 […]

Native Trees and Shrubs for the Home Landscape

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

Native trees and shrubs provide year-round beauty as well as food and nesting habitat for birds and pollinators. Sarah Michehl from TLC will share some favorite native trees and shrubs appropriate for the home landscape. The presentation will also include information on foundation plantings, privacy hedgerows and species to feature in the home landscape. Date: […]

Birds, Bees, and Butterflies: Plant Your Own Pollinator Garden! Webinar

Learn how to attract monarchs and other butterflies, birds and bees to your yard. You will receive easy tips and info on gardening with native plant communities that will provide beauty and everything a pollinator needs to thrive. Date: Thursday March 17, Noon-1:00 p.m. (webinar) Fee: Free, please register here by March 14

Yonder Prairie Restoration Workday

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

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 […]

Wolf Oak Workday

9100 Route 120 Woodstock IL 60098 9100 IL Route 120, Woodstock, IL

Join TLC for a restoration workday at the incredible Wolf Oak Woods! These workdays are hosted by our incredibly dedicated site steward, Pete Jackson. It’s hard for many of us to believe but thanks to the most amazing group of volunteers this side of the Mississippi, this could be the last day we need to […]

Westwood Park Restoration Workday

Westwood Park 1599 Hillside Trail, Woodstock, IL

Westwood is a Woodstock owned Illinois Nature Preserve buffer and serves as a ‘protective’ zone that helps slow the spread of invasive species into Yonder Prairie. Come join us this Tuesday as we continue clearing buckthorn and honeysuckle out of this strategically important conservation area. Directions: From Woodstock, take South Street southwest out of town […]

Composting and Water Conservation Webinar

Water, food waste, and leaves ... don't throw them away, use them! TLC’s Sarah Michehl will share some easy ways to conserve water and turn those food scraps into something useful. She will also provide information, order forms, and lessons learned on the basics of rain barrels and composters in a suburban landscape. A recording […]