Tag: McHenry County

Fall Migrant Bird Walk

Written on August 6, 2025.

Migrating birds are making their way south to their wintering grounds, but there are still plenty to be found! Learn to spot migrating birds such as raptors, warblers, sparrows, flycatcher, finches and more!

Breeding Birds of Thompson Road Preserve

Written on August 1, 2025.

by Lisa Maier Summer is beginning to wrap up and so is the breeding season for birds! For the past five years, I have had the privilege of monitoring bird life at Thompson Road Preserve. The site offers a variety of...

Conservation@Home Spotlight – Dustin Graves

Written on July 22, 2025.

Dustin Graves and his family have been working on incorporating native plants into their 4.5 acre oak woodland property in Bull Valley for the last 5 years. He’s been hard at work removing invasive species and...

Splendor in the Grass

Written on August 31, 2020.

After traveling 6,000 miles from Argentina, you make a stop in Alden, Illinois. You are a bobolink, one of the most traveled migratory songbirds in the world, and the only male songbird in North America adorned with the...

Piscasaw Gardens blossoms at new location

Written on July 1, 2020.

Sonja and Rich Brook have built a legacy on their farm in rural Harvard. People who frequent the Woodstock Farmers Market know the Brooks for their flavored popcorn, fresh vegetables and flowering plants. After many years...