Join us for the Wednesday workday tradition on this 80 acre site that steward Larry Fetzer has faithfully hosted for so many years! We'll be continuing to clear under the pines southwest of the central wetland to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to grow. We'll meet […]
Join us for a work session out at the Apple Creek Food Forest! There are lots of projects and fun planned for this growing season– including planting, seeding, garden bed prep, mulching, watering, special projects and more!
Join us for a workday at this exquisite Illinois Nature Preserve! This 40 acre parcel was identified in the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory as the best remaining example of a dry mesic oak savanna in the state! Non-native brush has been invading the site since about the mid 1980s, and we, and the Blandings Turtles, […]
Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Preserve 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, […]
Help TLC collect native seed to help restoration efforts for TLC’s 1,000 acres of natural areas across McHenry County! No experience necessary – we will help you learn the different plants we want to collect. Bring gloves and water to drink (and paper bags & hand snips if you have them!). We recommend wearing closed-toe […]
It's the time of year when workdays at Boloria Meadows resume! Join Dennis this Saturday morning for a workday in the new addition to the Nature Preserve. The workday will focus on clearing brush along the head water stream near Ridge Road. Directions: From the intersection of IL 31 and Bull Valley Rd. in McHenry, go […]
Join certified forest bathing guide Cathy McCauley for a nourishing afternoon sensory walk as the sun goes down earlier and days grow shorter. Through a series of gentle invitations, you’ll be encouraged to slow down, engage your senses, and connect with the dimming natural world as you explore Wolf Oak Woods. This relaxed walk unfolds […]
Join us for the Wednesday workday tradition on this 80 acre site that steward Larry Fetzer has faithfully hosted for so many years! We'll be continuing to clear under the pines southwest of the central wetland to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to grow. We'll meet […]
Join Kathryn, our new Land Preservation Specialist, as she brings back Final Friday workdays at the Main Stay Therapeutic Farm in Richmond! This almost 40 acre picturesque easement is home to a Therapeutic Horse Farm as well as an oak savanna. The workday will consist of clearing invasive brush from under the oaks. Directions: North of […]
Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Preserve 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, […]
Join us for the Wednesday workday tradition on this 80 acre site that steward Larry Fetzer has faithfully hosted for so many years! We'll be continuing to clear under the pines southwest of the central wetland to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to grow. We'll meet […]
Cancelled - the snow has created a lack of parking, unfortunately. Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Preserve 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 […]
