BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.thewppc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20180311T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20181104T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20190310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20191103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20200308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20201101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191024T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190712T023258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190810T134522Z UID:3408-1571943600-1571950800@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Kick-off for Mentoring Class of 2020 DESCRIPTION:Evening program kick-off exclusively for Mentors and Mentees matched up for  2020\, and invited guests. URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/kick-off-for-mentoring-class-of-2020/ LOCATION:Home State Bank\, Route 14 and Main Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60014\, United States CATEGORIES:Mentoring program meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NATURAL-GARDEN-BUGS_Color.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191013T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191013T180000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190712T021010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190716T235100Z UID:3401-1570978800-1570989600@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Mentor Appreciation Picnic DESCRIPTION:Annual Mentor Appreciation Picnic exclusively for current and former mentors\, mentees\, and their invitees. To be held at Pleasant Valley Conservation Area URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/mentor-appreciation-picnic/ LOCATION:Pleasant Valley Conservation Area\, 13319 Pleasant Valley Road\, Woodstock\, IL\, 60098\, United States CATEGORIES:Mentoring program meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NATURAL-GARDEN-BUGS_Color.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190908T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190908T090000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190414T195538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190615T044654Z UID:2372-1567929600-1567933200@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk On The Wild Side — September 2019 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nTwin Creeks Conservation Area\, host Ders Anderson\nThe Twin Creeks tour will visit the protected conservation areas within the Twin Creeks development. Openlands purchased the development property which stalled during the 2008 recession\, and immediately transferred strategic acreage to the McHenry County Conservation District so that it could connect separate land holdings and create a significant greenway corridor along Nippersink Creek. Openlands is currently marketing several remaining lots to recapture its acquisition costs. The 3/4 mile walk will visit: 1) a north facing oak savanna with possibly the only known population of beak grass in McHenry County\, 2) a prairie restoration protected by a conservation easement at the rear of several yet to be built on lots\, and 3) Nippersink Creek\,where Openlands has accomplished fish and mussel surveys. Invasive colonies of brush have been removed. \nDirections: From Woodstock\, take Rt 47 north to Allendale Rd. Turn right (east) onto Allendale and take it to Queen Anne Rd. Turn right (south) on Queen Anne Rd. and you will see the entrance to Twin Creeks in about 1/2 mile\, shortly after you cross Nippersink Creek. If you pass Avang Rd. you’ve gone too far. The entrance is landscaped and has two stone signs that say “Twin Creeks”. Turn left (east) at the entrance onto Twin Creeks Rd. Park anywhere along Twin Creeks Rd. G.P.S. coordinates are 42.392976.\, 88.413303. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walk-on-the-wild-side-september/ LOCATION:Twin Creeks Conservation Area\, Twin Creeks rd\, and Thomas Rd.\, Woodstock\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Twin-Creeks_Walk-preview-2019_Sedge-4-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190829T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190829T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190712T015347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190810T135049Z UID:3375-1567105200-1567112400@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Evening Program on Native Bees DESCRIPTION:An evening program exclusively for NGYY Mentors\, Mentees\, and invited guests. The presentation will be about native bees. URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/evening-program-on-native-bees/ LOCATION:Home State Bank\, Route 14 and Main Street\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, 60014\, United States CATEGORIES:Mentoring program meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NATURAL-GARDEN-BUGS_Color.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T061500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T071500 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190421T201235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190421T203709Z UID:2820-1565417700-1565421300@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk on the Wild Side — August 2019 #2 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWalk #2: McHenry County Planning & Development Administrative Center\, host Scott Kuykendall\, Water Specialist \nIn 2011\, McHenry County converted areas of conventional turf grass near the entrance of the McHenry County Administrative Building to native plant species as part of xeriscaping and rain garden demonstration projects. The intention of the county is to provide an attractive landscape feature on publicly accessible property that showcases the beauty of native plants and inspires others to incorporate native plants into their own landscaping. In 2018 the Wildflower Propagation and Preservation Committee donated 300 plugs to increase the diversity. The high visibility of the native plantings at the entrance is an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of using native plants for the benefit they provide for both water retention and flood control. The gardens have become a pollinator haven! \nDirections: Go north from Woodstock on Rt. 47. Pass the McHenry County Court House\, Turn Right (east) onto Ware Rd. Building will be on the left. \n  \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walks-on-the-wild-side-august-2019-2/ LOCATION:McHenry County Planning and Development Administrative Center\, 667 Ware Rd\, Woodstock\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/McH-Gov-Ctr-8-1.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190810T060000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190421T204101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190712T171727Z UID:2840-1565413200-1565416800@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk on the Wild Side — August 2019 #1 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWalk #1: Judy Woodson residence\n\nI was so fortunate 5 years ago to find my new home next to a Land Conservancy natural wetland. However\, I couldn’t see into the wetland because of buckthorn and thistle. My yard also\, contained three islands of non native shrubs and garden perennials–Stella de Oro daylilies galore! My first project was to remove the offending buckthorn. With the help of my son\, grandsons and mainly The Land Conservancy of McHenry County all the buckthorn are gone from my area. Thistle control is ongoing. During this time I started to replace the islands of cultivated plants with natives. I joined the WPPC mentoring program and with the help of Pat Sullivan-Schroyer I now have hazelnut\, prairie drop seed\, purple prairie clover\, butterfly milkweed and many more natives. I spread the seeds from my natives along the wetland edge. I am visited by monarch butterflies\, sand hill cranes\, blue herons\, egrets and many species of birds. Working outside is my joy! \nDirections: Turn north at the intersection of 47 & 14 into Woodstock. Turn left on Southview Dr. just past Bull Valley Ford dealership. Turn right onto Savanna Ln. Savanna becomes Barbary Ln. 620 Barbary is on the left just beyond the wetland. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walks-on-the-wild-side-august-2019-1/ LOCATION:Woodson residence\, 620 Barbary\, Woodstock\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/J-WoodersonWalk-preview-2019_coneflwr-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190802 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190727T150858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190727T150858Z UID:3467-1564617600-1564703999@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Test August 1\, 2019 Happy Birthday Pat DESCRIPTION:All Members are to bring presents to Pat’s house. URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/test-august-1-2019-happy-birthday-pat/ LOCATION:IL\, United States ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190721T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190721T100000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190410T072656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T000522Z UID:2366-1563696000-1563703200@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk On The Wild Side — July 2019 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nJim May & Nan Seidler residence\n\nJim May (renown storyteller and author) and Nan Seidler (talented visual artist) live in Alden Township along 1300 feet of the Nippersink Creek headwaters. The land includes a restored prairie\, a remnant shagbark hickory woods\, and sustainable farmland and pasture. The restored prairie contains rattlesnake master\, prairie dock\, wild indigo\, yellow & purple cone flowers \, big blue stem grass and more. The land has been put into a The Land Conservancy of McHenry County easement that includes native restoration\, but allows for sustainable farming. Jim and Nan have lived on the property since 1989. Their house is constructed from a circa 1850’s post and beam dairy barn that their builder moved from Arlington\, Wis. – 46′ x 36′ beams. ALL SINGLE SPAN\, no joints and hand hewed. \nDirections: Take Alden Rd to Rt. 173\, west 1/2 mile to Oak Grove Rd.\, turn right\, 1/2 mile to Wright Rd\, turn right 1/2 mile to top of hill. Second driveway on the left. Be careful\, the road is rough and sometimes washed out\, and the driveway is narrow. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walk-on-the-wild-side-jim-may-nan-seidler/ LOCATION:Jim May and Nan Seidler\, 9519 Wright Road\, Harvard\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Jim-May-Walk-preview-2019_portrait.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190718T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190718T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190421T181645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190615T041321Z UID:2777-1563476400-1563483600@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Business meeting DESCRIPTION:Anyone interested in the WPPC organization is welcome to attend the meeting. Only voting members may vote upon committee business. URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/thewppc-regular-business-meeting/2019-07-18/ LOCATION:McHenry County College\, 8900 US Hwy 14\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:the WPPC business meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wppc-logo_circle-512.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190629T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190629T070000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190410T073033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190615T040656Z UID:2363-1561784400-1561791600@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk On The Wild Side — June 2019 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nCome explore a variety of habitats on our five-acre property. We have been working to restore our oak woods for over 30 years\, adding additional native forbs and woody species every year. More recently\, we have established three large prairie gardens\, each with a different composition. The oldest of these was planted in 2005. If our timing is right\, at least one of the gardens should provide us with a glorious display. The gardens were established with both native seed and plugs. Our property is now home to about 300 native species. Restoration is a continuing effort\, and every year brings new and exciting surprises! \nAdded note: The WPPC’s very successful “A Natural Garden in Your Yard” (homeowner mentoring program) is the brain child of Carol. With her dedicated leadership over 200 people have gone through the program! \nDirections: The driveway is the fourth driveway west of Highway 59 on the north side of Rt. 22. We are the second house on the driveway. If you are coming from the west\, our driveway is the one east of the entrance for Oaks and Pond. You can park alongside the driveway as you come into the property\, or pull off onto the grass. We’ll help direct you once you get here. Look for a WPPC walk sign at the entrance. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walk-on-the-wild-side-carol-david-rice/ LOCATION:Carol and David Rice\, 170 West Highway 22\, Barrington\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Carol-Rice_Walk-preview-2019_bfly.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190518T061500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190518T071500 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190407T231150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190511T034521Z UID:1988-1558160100-1558163700@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk on the Wild Side — May 2019 #2 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWalk #2: “A Walk in Webster Woods”\, host Cynthia Webster Kanner\nWelcome to the woodland native plant walk in the backyard of our 3/4 acre property. My husband\, Gary\, and I moved to this awesome river town in 2000 and chose our home for the eleven beautiful mature bur oak trees growing on our property. We named it Webster Woods after my maiden name. Now amidst the oaks is a native woodland garden that was started about a dozen years ago\, thanks to the WPPC\, and my mentor Sandy Sjoblom. Early spring brings blood root and as the season continues\, spring beauty\, Solomon seal\, shooting star\, Virginia bluebell\, trillium\, Jacobs ladder\, Columbine\, wild ginger\, wild geranium and more. There is a small memorial garden in the center of Webster Woods to honor the memory of my mother who instilled a love of the outdoors in all her children. Many of her favorite flowers are growing there. Hope to see you outback!\n— Cynthia \nAdded note: Cynthia who is a passionate advocate for a healthy environment is the Executive Director\, Environmental Defenders of McHenry County. \nDirections: From Benke’s\, turn right onto Beach St. then turn left (north) onto Rt. 31. At the intersection with Rt. 62 (Algonquin Rd) turn right (east) on go over the the Fox river bridge and continue to Sandbloom\, turn right (a Merlin’s and Walgreen’s is on the corner). The fourth right will be Souwanas Trail\, turn right and then an immediate right onto Susan Ct. Our home is Wedgewood blue with a red roof. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walks-on-the-wild-side-may-2019-2/ LOCATION:Kanner residence\, 920 Susan Court\, Algonquin\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190518T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190518T060000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190414T194832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190414T205826Z UID:2512-1558155600-1558159200@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Walk on the Wild Side — May 2019 #1 DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nWalk #1: Ken and Deb Behnke residence\nThe native garden of Ken and Deb Behnke is about a quarter acre suburban yard. The hillside yard consists of about 75% to 80% native plants among several habitats. They have a rain garden\, a prairie garden\, a shade garden and an easy care Koi pond with an 8 foot waterfall. The wooded shade garden will take center stage. Deb has raised hundreds of monarch butterflies from the egg stage for release. She finds the eggs on the many milkweeds that are growing on their property. \nAdded note: Deb is the book sale chairman for the WPPC — so you may want to thank her for the great selection and prices. Ken is her main help with the book transportation- so you may want to ask “ how’s your back\, Ken?”. \nDirections: From the intersection of Rt. 31 and Rt. 62 go south on Rt. 31 past Edgewood\, to Beach St. and turn right (west)\, go two blocks and turn left (south) unto Hillside View. Their home is halfway up the hill on the right side. Parking is on the road. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Front yard native garden\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/walks-on-the-wild-side-may-2019-1/ LOCATION:Behnke residence\, 1248 Hillside View\, Algonquin\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Garden Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Behnke_walkpreview_frontdeck-e1554779612490.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190420T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190420T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20190421T180639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190421T181208Z UID:2771-1555758000-1555776000@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Earth Day Celebration Booth DESCRIPTION:Stop by our booth at the Earth Day Celebration hosted by McHenry County Conservation District and the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County. URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/earth-day-celebration-booth/ LOCATION:Prairieview Education Center\, 2112 Behan Rd\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Booth Events ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190216T154500 DTSTAMP:20260531T021532 CREATED:20161202T234956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190323T060158Z UID:1183-1550304000-1550331900@www.thewppc.org SUMMARY:Natural Landscape Seminar DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column] \nSaturday\, February 16\, 2019\n(NOTE – New weekend than previous years!)\n8:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m.\nMcHenry County College\, Luecht Conference Center\n8900 US Hwy 14\, Crystal Lake\, IL\nRegister by February 2 and save! Download the form. \nRegister now for our 27th annual event with presentations on natural landscaping using native plants in the garden\, their benefits\, aesthetics\, strategies for use\, and support of wildlife. \n“Teaming with Nature”featuring: \n“The Overlooked Splendor of Ants; Restoration Ecology and Ant Biology” \n—Sean Menke\, PhD Associate Professor of Biology\, Lake Forest College \n“The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden” \n—Roy Diblik Plant Expert\, Landscape Designer\, Speaker\, Author \n“Illinois Wildflowers for the Home Garden” \n—Chris Benda Botanist\, Naturalist\, Photographer\, Author\, Teacher \n“Monarchs: Dwindling Numbers for an Iconic Insect” A conservation biologist ponders moving \nbeyond the documentation of declines. \n—Karen S. Oberhauser\, PhD Director\, Arboretum; Professor\, Dept. of Entomology UW-Madison \n  \nWe will also have exhibits for natural gardening services\, products\, garden art and books. \n(Wish to exhibit? See our Vendor Guide for details) \nCheck out the post seminar information on our Resources page.[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://www.thewppc.org/event/2019-natural-landscape-seminar/ LOCATION:McHenry County College\, 8900 US Hwy 14\, Crystal Lake\, IL\, United States CATEGORIES:Natural Landscaping ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thewppc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/monarch-on-coneflower.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee":MAILTO:grow@thewppc.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR