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 […]

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 […]

This is a great TLC site located within the Hackmatack national Wildlife Refuge. Beneath the dense brush there persists a layer of quality natives and so much potential. There are old oak groves and wetland resources which act as important corridors for surrounding natural areas. Want to help out? Just show up Thursday at 10:00 […]

Would you like to get outside, meet new people and do something great for our local environment? Get involved in a restoration workday! No need to register, feel free to stop by! Volunteers assist with cutting, stacking and burning invasive brush to allow native trees and plants to grow. Please bring a pair of work […]

Volunteers are needed at Westwood Conservation Area in Woodstock! In this woodland, volunteers are needed to remove invasive species that prohibit the growth of native trees and plants. We cut brush such as buckthorn, honeysuckle, and small willows with chainsaws and hand loppers. Volunteers can cut or help build and burn brush piles. No experience […]

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 […]