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, and more! Reminders: Wear sturdy shoes or boots as the ground is a bit uneven in spots. We have some garden gloves, but bring […]
Join us for a family friendly event at the TLC Food Forest! Create Mother Nature crafts, walk the trail, or participate in a planting while enjoying fellowship in our growing food forest!
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 to pull some garlic mustard then take a walk on the woodland trails to look at Spring ephemerals and other wildflowers! Directions: From the intersection of IL 31 and Bull […]
It’s peak warbler time for the jewels of the forest, the warblers! Join us as we hike around Crowley Oaks looking for as many warblers (and other migrant birds) as we can find. This can be a tricky group to identify, but we will be there to help and offer tips on how to identify […]
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 […]
Join TLC for the Spring Native Plant Sale! We will have the largest-ever selection of products to buy in-person! Pre-orders accepted online from April 1-26! Reserve your native plants, trees and shrubs for local pickup in May. You can help our local environment while also helping TLC!
