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 […]
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. Just when we thought we were running out of brush to clear we recently added another 15 acres of beautiful oak woodland […]
It's been hot, but the air will soon be cool and crisp, that means 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 […]
Trails will be open, guided hikes, a viewing platform for bird watching, a gorgeous pollinator garden (thanks to the Bull Valley Garden Club), and lots of opportunities for volunteers to become involved in taking care of the site in the years to come!
Want some practical tips on how to rid your property of invasive tree species such as buckthorn and garlic mustard? Join Sarah Michehl, Community Ecologist with The Land Conservancy, to learn how to control these species. Native tree and shrub replacement recommendations will be covered, too!
Join Kevin as he continues 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 south of the central wetland to allow more light to reach the understory and encourage native plants and new oaks to grow. […]
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 […]
Open to TLC members and their guests, Seed Sharing Day is an annual event organized by TLC and hosted by a number of landowners. This is an opportunity for people […]
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 […]
This almost 3 acre site, complete with a vernal pond, is home to a multitude of native plants begging to be free of the encroaching invasive brush. Come help us make this site spectacular! We will be working along the western boundary which is adjacent to a TLC conservation easement and the northern boundary to […]
We can’t wait to see you at this year’s event, Friday Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25! Bring your friends and enjoy inspiring artwork, hand-crafted artisan items, nature photography, live music, appetizers, raffle prizes and much more! Thirty percent of art sold supports The Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s mission to preserve our scenic, natural […]
We can’t wait to see you at this year’s event, Friday Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25! Bring your friends and enjoy inspiring artwork, hand-crafted artisan items, nature photography, live music, appetizers, raffle prizes and much more! Thirty percent of art sold supports The Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s mission to preserve our scenic, natural […]
