This Learning Circle will focus on topics such as rotational grazing, land access and family farming. During this session we will also visit Wanda Farm in Harvard, Illinois. Fee: $5 per person. Please register here.
Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Farm for a day of woodland restoration! TLC partnered with Bull Valley to purchase and protect this property as a natural area. It's made up of mostly wet sedge meadow and woodland habitats that are in need of invasive management. The oak woods is roughly 35 acres and heavily infested with buckthorn, honeysuckle and bittersweet but many […]
Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]
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. Location for this workday is yet to be determined but if it's not too hot we'll probably be working to clear the […]
Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]
For this workday we’ll continue working on the southeast section of woods. There's still a lot of buckthorn, bittersweet, and honeysuckle in this area along with a new foe called porcelain berry. It's a vining invasive and has a destructive tendency to climb and slowly choke any vegetation it comes into contact with so it's important to stop its […]
Cancelled due to rain! Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Farm for a day of woodland restoration! TLC partnered with Bull Valley to purchase and protect this property as a natural area. It's made up of mostly wet sedge meadow and woodland habitats that are in need of invasive management. The oak woods is roughly 35 acres and heavily infested with buckthorn, honeysuckle […]
Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]
This Learning Circle will focus on topics such as conservation plans, land access, garlic and herb love. Fee: $5 per person. Please register here.
Come on out for this TLC restoration workday at the lovely Yonder Prairie! This will take the place of our usual 3rd Saturday timeslot. David and I will be subbing in for our two cool lady stewards, Carol Giammattei and Melissa Grycan, who will be out of town this week. Thanks to their selfless devotion to the site, the native vegetation at Yonder […]
CANCELLED DUE TO THE HEAT Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in […]
Let's celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Illinois Nature Preserves System with a hike at Boloria Meadows! Boloria Meadows Nature Preserve and adjacent buffers encompass approximately 50 acres of high-quality fen and sedge meadow and adjacent prairie, savanna, and woodland. The site is owned by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and has responded remarkably […]
