We are very happy to announce that Bruce Killips is now an official TLC Steward and will be hosting bi-weekly workdays on Mondays at Thompson Road Farm! 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 […]
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 […]
Learn how to attract monarchs and other butterflies, birds and bees to your yard. Sarah Michehl with TLC will share info on gardening with native plants that will provide beauty and everything a pollinator could need. Date: Wednesday, May 31, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Location: Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W Paddock St., Crystal Lake Fee: Free, […]
If you’ve ever wondered, “What kind of tree is that?” this is the class for you! Join Megan Oropeza, TLC’s restoration ecologist, to learn how to identify common native trees and shrubs. Class will be outside, so please dress for the weather.
This site may be small but it has a little bit of everything. Small woodland to the south, a large section of wetland in the middle and a patch of mesic prairie to the north. This is also our one and only property located in Lake County! We'd like to spend this day cleaning out the brush […]
Join TLC for a simple nature walk in May or June. It’s a great opportunity to get outside and enjoy some exercise and company on beautiful trails. Capacity is limited to 15 people per walk, so register early!
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. By this time we'll be well on our way to clearing brush over on the "island" so this will likely […]
Join TLC for a simple nature walk in May or June. It’s a great opportunity to get outside and enjoy some exercise and company on beautiful trails. Capacity is limited to 15 people per walk, so register early!
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 […]
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 it's […]
Join TLC for a fun afternoon at Hennen Conservation Area in Woodstock. This event is free for all volunteers and their families, and is in appreciation for all of the hard work you do! Come ready to enjoy food, drinks and a nice afternoon with the TLC community.
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 […]
Come on out for this TLC restoration workday at our gorgeous Yonder Prairie! This workday is hosted by two cool stewards, Carol Giammattei and Melissa Grycan. Thanks to their selfless devotion to the site, Yonder is the finest it’s been in decades and areas suitable for volunteer workdays are getting harder to come by. Don't […]
THIS IS A WEEDING WORKDAY so set down your chainsaws and loppers and grab your trowels! Several years ago, TLC partnered with the City of Woodstock to install this tranquil slice of nature, located next to Dick Tracy Park, for the community to enjoy. The main purpose of this workday is to weed out any undesirable plants, and to tidy […]
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 […]
This small, 2.5 acre site was donated to The Land Conservancy in 2011. Although 2.5 acres isn't much size, it's directly adjacent to a high quality wetland complex which is adjacent to our Tryon Creek Woods site! Our property is an overgrown woodland with several giant white oaks and many smaller shagbark hickory. This workday […]
Celebrate Pollinator Week June 19-26 with a Pollinator TREK! TREK through three host sites within the Boone Creek Watershed, have fun making observations and learning all about pollinators and the vital role they play in a healthy ecosystem. Enjoy a tasty treat, brought to you by bees, and celebrate! Date: Saturday, June 24 9:00 a.m. […]
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 […]
Join TLC with the Defenders for a joint organizational workday at SWCD's property on Dean St. in Woodstock! For many years SWCD has been kind enough to let TLC and the Defenders use their facility to host several of our events and we'd like to show our appreciation by providing some stewardship to their natural […]
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 will be dependent on the weather but if it's not too hot we'll probably be working […]
