McHenry County Volunteer Opportunities

Alden

Alden Sedge Meadow/ Bailey Woods workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 2 and March 1, 9 AM - Noon. For more information and directions, contact Dan Wilson (815) 648-4184.

Alden Sedge Meadow/ Small Waters workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: February 17 and March 17, 1-3:30 PM. For more information and directions contact Jack and Judy Speer at (815) 648-1372.

Bystricky Prairie workdays:
Workdays vary, contact the site steward. For more information and directions contact Anne Basten (815) 338-6223.

Crowley Sedge Meadow workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: January 13 from 9 AM - Noon. For more information, contact Linda Balek, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, at 815-337-9502 or visit www.conservemc.org.

The Hollows wordays: Workdays vary. This site has an active restoration group that goes out when they can get a crew together. To help at this site, please contact Margie Szymanskyj at (815) 479-0988 or mszymanskyj@yahoo.com

Bull Valley

Boger Fen workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 23 from 9 AM to noon. For more information and directions contact Ders Anderson (815) 455-1537.

Windy Knoll workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: February 10 from 9 AM - Noon. For more information, contact Linda Balek, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, at 815-337-9502 or visit www.conservemc.org.

Cary

Fel-Pro RRR workdays:
Workdays vary. This site has an active restoration group that goes out when they can get a crew together. To help at this site, please contact Nancy Williamson (815) 459-0931.
Directions: From Chicago, take I-90 to 53 North. Exit Northwest Hwy and head west (northwest). Follow NW Hwy for quite a few miles past Palatine, Barrington and Fox River Grove. You will cross the Fox River as you come into Cary. Turn right on Silver Lake Rd heading north. Follow Silver Lake for over a mile until you come to a T intersection stop sign, which is Crystal Lake Rd. Turn right heading east and go for a little over a mile. You will pass a school, a fire house (both on right), under a power line and just before the 90 degree right turn in the road is the entrance on the left. Pull into the parking lot and look for us. Or you can take I-290 west and follow it until it joins up with 53 North. Then exit at NW Hwy as above.

Lyons Prairie and Marsh workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Workdays vary. This site has an active restoration group that goes out when they can get a crew together. To help at this site please call Ken Behnke at (847) 658-0718 to get on the list.
Directions: From the east, take Route 14 (Northwest Highway) through Fox River Grove across the Fox River. Go east (right) on East Main Street to Hickory Nut Grove Road. North (left) on Hickory Nut Grove Road 1.5 miles to Lyons Prairie and Marsh parking lot on the right.
From the west, take Route 14 (Northwest Highway) east from Route 31 to Three Oaks Road. Go east (left) about 3 miles on Three Oaks Road to Hickory Nut Grove Road. North (left) on Hickory Nut Grove Road 1/2 mile to Lyons Prairie and Marsh parking lot on the right.
For more information and directions, contact Ken Behnke (847) 658-0718.

Old Watertower Prairie workdays:
No workdays at this time. Volunteer Steward position is open. For more information and directions, contact Dan Wilson at (815) 648-4184.

Cary Hillside Prairie workdays:
No workdays at this time. Volunteer Steward position is open. For more information and directions, contact Dan Wilson at (815) 648-4184.

Fox Bluff workdays:

Winter/Spring 2008: February 24 and March 30, 10:30 AM-1:00 PM. For more information and directions, contact Paul and Connie Ridl at (847) 854-5109.

Crystal Lake

Wingate Prairie workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: January 29 from 2-4 PM, February 2 from 9 AM-Noon, February 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 2-4 PM, February 16 from 9-11 AM, March 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 2-4PM, and March 15 from 9-11 AM. For more information and directions, contact Jim Wigman (815) 337-3431.

Prairieview Education Center (Rhodes Parcel) workdays:
Workdays vary. The Prairieview Education Center is administered by the McHenry County Conservation District. Directions: From Chicago take 294 north to I94 to Route 176 West. Go west on Route 176 across the Fox River past the Village of Prairie Grove sign, turn left on Buhl Road. Take Buhl Road for 1/2 mile. Curve left onto Behan Road continuing 1/4 mile to Prairieview Education Center on the left. For workday and other information contact Denice Beck at (815) 338-6223 or dbeck@mccdistrict.org

Sterne's Fen workdays:
Workdays vary, contact the site steward.
For more information and directions contact Larry Smith (815) 455-6151.

Lake in the Hills

Lake in the Hills Fen workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 2, 9, 16, 23 and March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 9 AM - Noon. For more information and directions, contact Barbara and Al Wilson at (847) 658-0024.

Rothschild Property workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 17 from 9:30 AM - Noon and March 15 from 9 AM - Noon.  For more information and directions, contact Greg Rajsky (815) 337-0043.

Huntley

Hennig-Kloempken Marsh workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 10AM - 2 PM.  For more information and directions, contact John Kloempken (847) 658-0270 or johnklmpkn@sbcglobal.net
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Marengo Ridge workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: January 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; and March 5, 12, 19, 26 from 9 AM-Noon. For more information and directions, contact Dale Shriver (815) 568-6769 before 7 PM or e-mail dshriver@stans.net

McHenry

Cotton Creek Marsh workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 3, 10, 17, 24; March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 from 11 AM- 3 PM. RSVP is required for the workday. For more information and directions, contact Mike Bouska (815) 759-0731.

Glacial Park Workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: February 16 and March 15 from 1-4 PM. For more information and directions, contact Ed Collins at (815) 653-2297 or check Glacial Park's website at www.mccdistrict.org

Union

Coral Woods

Workdays vary. This site has an active restoration group that goes out when they can get a crew together. To help at this site, please contact Kathleen Roberson (815) 245-4093.

Wonder Lake

Grundstrom Woods workdays:

Winter/Spring 2008: February 10 and March 8 from 9:30 AM - Noon. For more information and directions, contact Chuck Dubsky (815) 728-9199.

Harrison-Benwell workdays

Winter/Spring 2008: February 2 and March 1 from 9:30 AM - 1 PM. For more information and directions, contact Pat Heald (815) 575-1684.

Moraine Hills State Park workdays:
Workdays vary, contact Stacey Iwanicki. For more information and directions, contact Stacey Iwanicki at (815) 344-1294 or volobog@mydb3.com or morainehills@owc.net or call the State Park office at (815) 385-1624.

Woodstock

Pleasant Valley Prairie workdays: (McHenry County Conservation District)
Winter/Spring 2008: February 16 and March 15 from 9 AM-Noon. For more information and directions, contact Steve Francis (847) 669-9447.

Prairie Ridge workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: March 10 from 9 AM - Noon. For more information, contact Linda Balek, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, at 815-337-9502 or visit www.conservemc.org.

Westwood Conservation Area workdays:
Winter/Spring 2008: 4th Saturday of every month from 9 AM - Noon. For more information, contact Linda Balek, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County, at 815-337-9502 or visit www.conservemc.org.