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: […]
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
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Come join Kim for a Final Friday workday at one of our Conservation Easements, Hennen! Being the site of our headquarters many of you are familiar with this scenic landscape that just needs a little more TLC. We’ll meet up in the parking lot by the green barn and walk back to the work are […]
*** We will post a new date when/if this workday is rescheduled. *** 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 […]
Last year we received funds through the state of Illinois’ Natural Areas Stewardship Grant to remove invasive species and introduce native seeds in a section of this local Woodstock natural area. West wood qualified for these funds because it acts as a natural buffer to Yonder Prairie Nature Preserve. Come on out and help us […]
Join TLC to learn how to use fire to manage prairies, wetlands and woodlands safely. The class will be indoors and outdoors, so dress appropriately. Safety equipment will be provided. Please bring your lunch and a face mask. Date: Saturday April 2, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Location: Hennen Conservation Area, 4622 Dean St. Woodstock Fee: $35/TLC […]
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 […]
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 flying up, you can hear the wind whistling through their outer primary feathers. They descend in a zigzag pattern while making a chirping […]
