McHenry County has lost 87% of the oak woodlands that we once had, and if nothing changes in the next few years, we might lose the rest (well, most of them anyway)!
The vast majority of these ancient beauties are found on private land -- and if oaks are going to continue to be an integral part of our local landscape for future generations, private oak conservation will be essential.
Whether you have oaks on your property, or just love oaks, you can be part of making sure oaks are part of the local scenery in another 100 years.
Saturday, May 31st will be the inaugural training for Oak Keepers!
This is a project under TLC's Project Quercus banner that will train volunteers how to monitor oak woodlands. The Oak Keepers project will help us start to understand the challenges facing these resources so that we can help landowners preserve their oaks.
So, if you love oaks, you can be an Oak Keeper too! Just contact the office (by phone at 815-337-9502 or by email at Quercus@conservemc.org) and ask that we add you to the Oak Keepers mailing list!
I look forward to seeing you May 31st!
