Natural Landscape Seminar
McHenry County College 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL, United StatesEvent description excerpt here.
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Stop by our booth at the Earth Day Celebration hosted by McHenry County Conservation District and the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County.
Walk #1: Ken and Deb Behnke residence The 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 […]
Walk #2: “A Walk in Webster Woods”, host Cynthia Webster Kanner Welcome 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 […]
Come 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 […]
Anyone interested in the WPPC organization is welcome to attend the meeting. Only voting members may vote upon committee business.
Jim May & Nan Seidler residence Jim 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 […]
All Members are to bring presents to Pat's house.
Walk #1: Judy Woodson residence I 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 […]
Walk #2: McHenry County Planning & Development Administrative Center, host Scott Kuykendall, Water Specialist In 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 […]
An evening program exclusively for NGYY Mentors, Mentees, and invited guests. The presentation will be about native bees.
Twin Creeks Conservation Area, host Ders Anderson The 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 […]
Annual Mentor Appreciation Picnic exclusively for current and former mentors, mentees, and their invitees. To be held at Pleasant Valley Conservation Area
Evening program kick-off exclusively for Mentors and Mentees matched up for 2020, and invited guests.
An evening program exclusively for NGYY Mentors, Mentees and WPPC members. Presenters will be Jack and Judy Speers.
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EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Anyone interested in the WPPC organization is welcome to attend the meeting. Only voting members may vote upon committee business.
EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE In the summer of 2019, a pair of endangered piping plovers raised two chicks at Montrose Beach in Chicago. "Monty and Rose" is a film about this noteworthy event, the first time piping plover chicks have successfully fledged in Chicago since 1955. Join us in […]
This event has been cancelled.
This event has been cancelled.
This event has been cancelled.
This event has been cancelled. Look for a virtual yard walk video shortly.
This meeting will be held via Zoom. Anyone interested in the WPPC organization is welcome to attend the meeting. Only voting members may vote upon committee business.
This event has been canceled.
This event has been canceled.
The property of Dorothy and Joe Robin This walk will take place observing social distancing guidelines. Masks are required to participate. You are invited to experience our "little piece of heaven". This 3 acre lovely yard has open space, forest walks, a pond, and a temporary river, "our Niagara Falls!". […]
Ken Williams, who has worked in horticulture for almost 30 years, will present his program "Covering Ground--Preventing Weeds with Living Mulch". Ken has developed native gardening techniques which he will share here. His program will feature both sun and shade plants presented using lovely photos. Time will be allowed […]
Linda Gurgone will give a presentation on documenting various aspects of your garden. There will be time allotted for questions at the end of the program. We hope you can join us for an informative evening. This program is open to all WPPC voting members and anyone who has participated […]
Anyone interested in the WPPC organization is welcome to attend the meeting. Only voting members may vote upon committee business.
As springtime carpets the woodlands with the blues of Virginia Bluebells and the yellows of Celandine Poppies, you are invited to walk our forest trails. Whether you're exploring the pine forest in the front yard or the oak-hickory forest in the back, there will be many species of spring ephemerals […]
Chris and Paul welcome you to our 5 acre plot to walk among the spring wildflowers, which include a variety of Trilliums, Bellwort, 3 kinds of Anemone, Solomons Seal, Miterwort, Foamflower, Wild Geranium, 3 kinds of orchids, ferns and sedges . We have been trying to transform our place from […]
Pat began restoring her woodland and savanna front yard in 1989 by doing all the "wrong" things! Today the shaded areas, and even some of the sunny areas, are almost 100% native. In 2009, Pat and Bob took on a new challenge: planting a small prairie in the "old field" […]
Chris and Paul welcome you to our 5 acre plot to walk among the spring wildflowers, which include a variety of Trilliums, Bellwort, 3 kinds of Anemone, Solomons Seal, Miterwort, Foamflower, Wild Geranium, 3 kinds of orchids, ferns and sedges . We have been trying to transform our place from […]