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 […]
Last year we focused on the west half of Ryder’s so this year we’ll be working mostly in the eastern areas. For Wednesday 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 […]
Volunteers are needed at Donato Conservation Area, an amazing woodland right in the middle of Woodstock! This isn't just any woods-it's full of beautiful spring wildflowers, ferns and a vast diversity of native plants unrivaled by most woodlands in town! In this woodland, volunteers are needed to remove invasive species that prohibit the growth of native […]
First we will be working on the trail near the house to remove some trees fallen on the trail and some young honeysuckle. Then we'll take a lovely (less than 10 min) stroll to an area where the border of Spring Hollow and Christiensen easement meet to finish the day (targets include honeysuckle, bittersweet and […]
We’ll be restoring the area surrounding the pond as part of our project to restore habitat on Illinois Nature Preserves sites funded by the State through the NASA grant. There’s mostly buckthorn and honeysuckle that still needs to be removed. Directions: From Woodstock, take South Street southwest out of town and over 14. After you cross […]
This workday will be spent clearing the trees and brush along the northwest property boundary where we spent that fateful day on New Year’s Day. The long term goal for this area is to restore the prairie and wetland habitat for our many visiting and resident animal species to enjoy! Directions: From Rt. 14 in […]
These workdays are hosted by our extraordinary steward, Margee Pieper, who has been a vital part of the successes at this site. Under her thoughtful leadership, the history and beauty of Irish oaks is finally revealed for everyone to enjoy. We’ll decide where to work as we get closer to the date since it looks […]
Join site steward Pete for a wonderful Wolf Oak reunion! Rather than our typical brushing workday we'll be hand pulling garlic mustard that is popping up amongst the spring ephemerals that are blooming. Garlic mustard is an aggressive biennial plant which means it completes its life cycle in 2 years and only sets seed during […]
This is one of a series of fall/winter workdays at Boloria Meadows. Volunteers are needed to work in the recently acquired oak woods at the south end of Boloria Meadows. This area has lots of old white oaks and young hickories waiting to be rescued. As usual, we’ll have several burning brush piles going. Please […]
For this workday we’ll finish clearing brush from the big section we've been working on over the past year. Directions: the property is located off of Barnard Mill Road 4.1 miles west of Ringwood, or 1.1 miles south of Tryon Grove Rd. Turn onto Oak Hill Drive, which can be difficult to spot. You can […]
Exciting news!!! We'll now be offering a Weekly Wednesday Workday at Crowley Oaks in Harvard. This would not be possible without the help of one of our incredible volunteers so a special thanks to LARRY FETZER for stepping up to be Site Steward of Crowley! Now, Larry is understandably reluctant to use herbicides so, if […]
Final Friday has been moved up a week due to a schedule conflict. Directions: From Woodstock, head east on 120 for 2.4 miles. A house will be on your left (north), announcing Finch Farm. You may park in the driveway. Nearest address: 11006 Greenwood Rd, Woodstock, IL 60098 Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/hDtpnQmg9VtbLkim6 Tips to make your workday experience […]
