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CANCELLED – Final Friday Resoration Workday with Kim

Chemung, IL Chemung, IL

Join Kim for a workday at one of our Conservation Easements in Chemung! Jack Kaskel has been doing work out there and we will continue those efforts! Cherry, buckthorn and honeysuckle are encroaching on a huge field of blood root and other spring ephemerals. The habitat consists of oak woodland with remnant oak!! Directions: From route […]

Irish Oaks Restoration Workday

Irish Oaks Nature Preserve 19017 Lincoln Rd., Harvard, IL

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 […]

Irish Oaks Restoration Workday

Irish Oaks Nature Preserve 19017 Lincoln Rd., Harvard, IL

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 […]

Common Ground Gathering

Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake, IL

A gathering of farmers and farmland owners. Common Ground features inspiring land access stories and organizations that are engaged in supporting farmers on the land. Farmers and landowners attending will meet new people and have a chance to talk with each other and organizations that can help them with land issues. This will be a learning, networking and casual […]

$10

Thompson Road Farm Restoration Workday

Thompson Road Farm 9505 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley, IL

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 […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

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 […]

Donato Woods Restoration Workday

Donato Woods 700 Ridgeland Ave., Woodstock, IL

Join us for a brush clearing bash at one of Woodstock’s many beautiful natural areas! This is a special little spot in the heart of Woodstock, though few people know about its botanical treasures. Head in through the entrance off of Ridgeland Rd. and follow the trail to the right over the wooden walkway. Keep […]

Boloria Meadows Restoration Workday

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

This workday meets on the second Saturday of the month. Dennis Dreher is our dedicated steward leading these workdays and has been helping to breathe life back into this incredible site since 2006. Come check out all of the wonderful features this site has to offer and give Dennis a hand recovering the dormant beauty […]

Boloria Meadows Restoration Workday

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

This workday meets on the second Saturday of the month. Dennis Drehr is our dedicated steward leading these workdays and has been helping to breathe life back into this incredible site since 2006. Come check out all of the wonderful features this site has to offer and give Dennis a hand recovering the dormant beauty […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

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 […]

Cold Springs Park Restoration Workday

Cold Springs Park 319 Depaul Ct., McHenry, IL, United States

TLC is partnering with Curt from Friends of Cold Springs Park to help them get their restoration efforts off the ground! The property is primarily made up of sedge meadow and wet prairies with sections of degraded woodlands as well. This once large, open wet grassland has been artificially drained to varying degrees and heavily […]

Yonder Prairie Restoration Workday

Yonder Prairie 1100 S. Rose Farm Rd., Woodstock, IL

Come on out for this TLC restoration workday at our gorgeous Yonder Prairie! This workday is hosted by two cool lady stewards, Carol Giammattei and Melissa Grycan. Thanks to their selfless devotion to the site, Yonder is looking more and more like the natural landscape it once was. Don't miss this opportunity to see Yonder while the bees are buzzing and flowers are blooming! You’ll meet up […]