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Wednesday Walk at Hennen Conservation Area

Hennen Conservation Area 4622 Dean St., Woodstock, IL, United States

Get outside and enjoy some exercise and company on beautiful trails. Join TLC for a simple nature walk every Wednesday in May or June. Attend eight of the nine walks and get a TLC shirt and free six-month gift membership! (Masks and registration required). Free event, please register here

Wednesday Walk at Gateway Nature Park

Gateway Park Heritage Ln. and Route 23, Harvard, IL

Get outside and enjoy some exercise and company on beautiful trails. Join TLC for a simple nature walk every Wednesday in May or June. Attend eight of the nine walks and get a TLC shirt and free six-month gift membership! (Masks and registration required). Free event, please register here  

Restoration Workday at Crowley Oaks Woods

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Underneath all of the brush at Crowley oaks is a woodland worth saving! Aside from the beautiful old oaks and hickories there are subdued but ever present pockets of native plants persisting in the understory. Please join us as we continue to clear away invasive brush from around the flourishing sedge meadow at the heart […]

Summer Wildflower Walk

Boloria Meadows 410 S. Ridge Rd., Bull Valley, IL, United States

Explore the natural habitats in full glorious bloom on this guided hike through Boloria Meadows with site steward, Dennis Dreher. Hear his story of landscaping with native plants in his own yard, the larger restoration of this nature preserve and how neighbors are now participating. Be prepared for a one-mile hike over uneven terrain. Date: […]

How to Collect and Sow your Native Plant Seeds Webinar

Use those seeds! Join Sarah Michehl from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County for tips and tricks on how to collect and sow your native plant seeds. We will cover basic seed identification, collection methods and timelines, and tips on how to sow. Our habitats need all the native plant help they can get, so […]

How to Care for Your Oak Woods

Trout Valley Lodge 216 River Dr., Trout Valley, IL

Learn how to care for your oak woods! McHenry County has lost 87 percent of its oaks since 1837, and we need you to help care for those that remain, as well as the next generation of oaks. This workshop will include investigating the history of your land with an 1872 survey map, oak habitat […]

$35 – $50

How to Collect and Sow Your Native Plant Seeds Webinar

Webinar

Use those seeds! Join Sarah Michehl from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County for tips and tricks on how to collect and sow your native plant seeds. We will cover basic seed identification, collection methods and timelines, and tips on how to sow. Our habitats need all the native plant help they can get, so […]

Free

Learning Circle for Women Farmland Owners

Greenwood Township Hall 5211 Miller Rd, Wonder Lake, IL

Learning Circles provide women the opportunity to meet other landowners, share their farm successes and challenges, discuss goals for their land, and get advice and technical assistance. Nearly half of all farmland in Illinois is owned or co-owned by women, and many women now manage farmland on their own. Participants are encouraged to bring their […]

Free

Fall Sustainability Sale Pickup

Soil and Water Building 2222 Dean St., Woodstock, IL

Pick up your previously ordered native plants, trees and shrubs from the fall sale and browse our selection of plants available for purchase! Dates: Friday, Sept. 17 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Location: 2222 Dean St, Woodstock (Soil & Water Conservation District outbuilding)

Fall Sustainability Sale Pickup

Soil and Water Building 2222 Dean St., Woodstock, IL

Pick up your previously ordered native plants, trees and shrubs from the fall sale and browse our selection of plants available for purchase! Dates: Saturday, Sept. 18 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location: 2222 Dean St, Woodstock (Soil & Water Conservation District outbuilding)

How to Collect and Sow Your Native Plant Seeds Webinar

Webinar

Use those seeds! Join Sarah Michehl from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County for tips and tricks on how to collect and sow your native plant seeds. We will cover basic seed identification, collection methods and timelines, and tips on how to sow. Our habitats need all the native plant help they can get, so […]

Free

Pollinator Friendly Garden Cleanup Webinar

Webinar

Join Sarah from TLC to learn some simple techniques for preparing your native plant garden for winter while continuing to support pollinators and birds throughout the upcoming fall and winter seasons. You’ll also learn about the Conservation@Home program! Please register here. 

Free