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Tick Season is here!

  • July 19, 2020
The McHenry County Department of Health has published a Tick Awareness Flyer that provides some information and simple precautions that will help avoid any tick issues this summer.
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Chicago Living Corridors next Webinar, July 22, 2020, 7:00 pm

  • July 6, 2020
The next webinar for Chicago Living Corridors is scheduled for July 22 at 7:00 pm CST. Debbie Groat of the Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee will provide an Intimate Look at the Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly. Please register at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7250998117684836880 The WPPC is a founding member of Chicago Living […]
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Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum

Chicago Living Corridors Launches Webinar Series, June 17, 2020, 7:00 pm

  • June 3, 2020
Join Chicago Living Corridors  for the first webinar in its new series..  “Invite Nature to Your Yard” will be presented on June 17, 2020 at 7:00 pm CDT.  Jim Kleinwachter, leader of The Conservation Foundations’ Conservation@Home Program, will share information on creating a more eco-friendly yard. The WPPC is a […]
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Virtual Tour of Ryders Woods with Melissa Grycan

  • May 18, 2020
Melissa Grycan, Restoration Ecologist for The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, provides a video tour of Ryders Woods. Enjoy all the woodland wildflowers as you accompany her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygqbpq-9pyE  
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The Pollinator Victory Garden, Guide to Winning the War on Pollinator Decline

  • March 5, 2020
In recent years, several authors have written books that provide readers with compelling information on the importance of gardening with native plants and how we should use them to help save nature.  Certainly, Doug Tallamy’s best-selling Bringing Nature Home has changed the way many people think about their gardens. This book […]
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Million Trees Project Giveaway

  • February 16, 2020
Read about the Million Trees Project Giveaway provided by Living Lands and Waters.  This project will offer bur oaks, red oaks, swamp white oaks, and persimmon tree seedlings.  There are detailed instructions on when and how to order the trees, which will be available on February 25 at 10 AM. […]
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4th Annual Seed Expo

  • January 16, 2020
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Snow Seeding

  • January 14, 2020
One of the strategies for planting seeds is to distribute them on top of the snow.  This strategy provides natural stratification, and brings the seed into contact with the soil, as the snow melts.  Prairie Moon provided two comparison photos to demonstrate the amount of settling that had taken place […]
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Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis

Winter Visitor

  • December 16, 2019
Dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis are winter visitors to Illinois.  Although some may show up as early as October, they are regarded as winter migrants or snow birds. These are small sparrow-sized birds that are found on the forest floor and at bird feeders.  Most of their life activities are on […]
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Westwood Elementary Garden Walk

  • October 24, 2019
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