Conservation

If you need to get rid of a deflated jack-o’-lantern, don’t toss it into your local forest preserve.

Barrington's Catlow Theatre is undergoing a restoration. The theater opened in 1927.

Friends of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week with two upcoming events, one Sunday.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources announces nearly $1 million for Natural Areas Stewardship grants.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will hold the 16th annual Art of the Land art show and fundraiser Friday and Saturday.

“The Value of Trees in Our Communities" is the topic of this month's McHenry County Talk and Tour workshop.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has received a grant from the Chicago Community Trust to support the growth of the local food system.

Used oil, antifreeze and oil filters will be accepted at the drop off run by the Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation Districts .

The Conservation Foundation will conclude its 2024 Lower Fox River series with a "Navigating the Fox River: Illinois’ National Water Trail Adventure" presentation Wednesday, April 24.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 5 and feature live farm animals to observe and pet, hayrides, barrel train rides, farm demonstrations, food and more.

Orders for the spring sale are now open. The office is located at 7775A Route 47 in Yorkville.

Nearly 1,000 acres of current farmland is set to become part of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, which straddles Illinois and Wisconsin and aims to protect wildlife corridors.

Volunteers are being sought for a number of roles at Volo Bog State Natural Area and Moraine Hills State Park.

Friends and members of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County remember McHenry resident Alice Howenstine as the person who got curbside recycling started in the county.

Here are four Good Natured resolutions, for me and for you for 2024.

The animals at Big Run Wolf Ranch in Lockport will be getting a new expanded enclosure soon, thanks in part to 100 Women Who Care Will County.

The Whiteside Forum continues its 2023-2024 season with guest expert Brian Ritter speaking about “Conservation: Nahant Marsh, the Mississippi River, and Beyond” on Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Odell Public Library in Morrison.

In 1978, a high school junior adopted an ornate box turtle, and began a 45-year relationship that continues to this day.

It’s a tribute to a man who dedicated his life to conservation and preservation and was known locally as the “Godfather of the Prairie.”

Carolyn Ubriaco, commissioner of the Elmhurst Park District, recently was elected to the Illinois Association of Park Districts’ Board of Trustees.

Applications are open until Feb. 27 for the Land Conservancy of McHenry County’s Conservation Leadership Internship Program for the summer 2023.

Conservation is at work at nursery trying to bring back prairie plants lost to time.

In a watershed moment for suburban land preservation efforts, a conservation group announced Monday it is buying the Duchossois family's 246.5-acre farm near Barrington Hills, long considered one of the most important tracts of open space in northern Illinois.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources announces money to help land trusts who need support in the areas of biodiversity and natural lands conservation.

The Village of Oswego Board of Trustees has approved a series of water conservation measures, part of the process in choosing a new water source.