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 8 of the 9 walks and get a TLC shirt and free 6-month gift membership! (Masks and registration required). Park near 7219 Millburne Ct. Bull Valley Free event, please register […]
Want some practical tips on how to rid your property of invasive tree species such as buckthorn and honeysuckle? Join Sarah Michehl from The Land Conservancy to learn how to control these species and receive native tree and shrub replacement recommendations. You’ll also learn about the Conservation@Home program and how our local native flora can […]
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 1-2:00 p.m. Fee: Free, please register here
Learn how to identify common native trees and shrubs with Megan Oropeza, TLC’s restoration ecologist. The class will be held outside, so dress for the weather. Masks are required. The class is limited to 20 participants. Date: Saturday, June 5, 10-11:30 a.m. Location: Hennen Conservation Area, 4622 Dean St. Woodstock Fee: $10, please register here […]
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 8 of the 9 walks and get a TLC shirt and free 6-month gift membership! (Masks and registration required). Free event, please register here
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
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
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
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
