Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Preserve for a morning 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 […]
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 […]
Cancelled due to the weather We hope you can join us at Lynda Clayton, a 13 acre mosaic of sedge meadows, and marshes, with some invasive shrubs mixed in. We hope to be able to burn this site in the future but first we need to clear a fire break around the property. We'll be […]
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 cold […]
Illinois FarmLink and the Center for Agrarian Learning are teaming up to offer a FREE Land Access 101 workshop before Common Ground. If you’re a farmer looking to learn more about the basics of land access, we invite you to join us in-person for this morning workshop. Afterward, head to Common Ground (a short 10-minute drive from […]
As the seasons transition, each of us is looking forward to those fall and winter months where we’ll have more time on our hands. If you’re a farmer or landowner, that’s an ideal time to revisit the land or farmer search and start to take steps toward changes you’d like to make. If you’ve been […]
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 […]
Cancelled due to the cold weather forecast for tomorrow! 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. This site is looking great but there is still some brush to clear […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
The main goal of this project will be to ensure the continued establishment of native vegetation, improve the water quality of the downstream areas, and to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation of wetland and buffer areas. Remnant and restored ecosystems are present on this property, but the encroachment of invasive, primarily non-native plant species threaten to replace […]
Come on out for this TLC restoration workday at our gorgeous Yonder Prairie! This workday is hosted by two cool stewards, Carol and Melissa. 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 in full bloom! […]
Get your New Year’s Eve off to a great start by helping out at an oak rescue in beautiful McHenry County, where we will work to rescue a mighty oak tree! What is an oak rescue? It’s an opportunity for people to work together to free an old oak tree from the brush that surrounds […]
