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The Ancient Oaks Foundation is grateful to the Atrium Garden Center, Rt. 12 and Cuba Road, for donating a beautiful green spire linden tree.  AOF delivered it to Celebration Park at the corner of Old Rand Road and Main St.

Village Arborist Shawn Walkington planted the 15 footer. […]

This huge stand of trout lilies can be seen at Kuechmann Park but you’d better hurry!  Spring wildflowers have anotoriously short lives.  They sprout, grow, flower, set seed and then go dormant in a few short weeks. These and other ephemerals such as cutleaf […]

Check out this article from the Chicago Tribune which gives an account of th impending sale of Kuechmann Park from the Village of Lake Zurich to Ela Township from 4/20/15

The village of Lake Zurich is already budgeting for its potential sale of Kuechmann Park.

At the village’s April 11 budget workshop, Finance Director Jodie Hartman […]

On April 12 members of BS Troop 93 came out to the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park at 500 Lions Drive in LZ and spread wood chips on a good portion of the path- way more path than we had anticipated.  They worked very hard especially after just getting back from a camping trip.  A HUGE […]

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We will be at booth 28 at the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase, March 14 from 9:30 am unitl 3 pm at the Lake Zurich High School.  AOF Board members will be there to greet you and answer your questions about Lake Zurich’s only conservation group. We’ll have kids […]

Hi Oakies, 

  If you haven’t been to an Ancient Oaks Volunteers workday or haven’t been to one in a while, don”t be shy!  Come on out to the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park,  for our bi-monthly workday.  The park is at 500 Lions Drive in LZ .  We meet from 9 am until […]

The Great Backyard Bird Count is almost here!  Do you have a bird feeder?  Do you have 15 minutes?  Then you can help the Cornell University Orinthological Society count birds.  This helps them in their studies of bird populations and movements.  Go to their website for super easy directions.  No need to leave […]