News letter articles and announcements
Ancient Oaks Seedlings – Spring 2016
Our spring 2016 newsletter has the latest news and updates including upcoming events, message from the president, project updates and a variety of other updates.
AOF In The News – Kuechmann Park Project
AOF has been working on Kuechmann Park, 626 N Old Rand Road. Our work was just recognized by the Daily Herald. Check out the Daily Herald article to learn more about this project. […]
Ancient Oaks Seedlings – Winter 2015/16
Our winter newsletter is out. Check out the latest news and updates including upcoming events, message from the president, project updates and a variety of other updates.
Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
Do you have a bird feeder? 15 minutes? Then you can help our winter bird population from the comfort of your home this weekend.
Join the AOF as we participate in the 19th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb 12-15. This citizen-scientist program is an easy and fun way to help […]
Trivia Night was a Blast!
We had a blast at our first annual Trivia Night. Over 50 people made teams, played some awesome trivia, bid on raffle baskets and a live auction. It was a truly fun event and all for a good cause- The Ancient Oaks Foundation.
The winning team […]
Breezewald Prairie Patch is seeded
In spring of 2015 we initiated a meeting between the Village and the townhome developer and worked out a plan to replace the weefd and debris filled area with prairie habitat. We spent the summer ridding the patch of noxious weeds and removed the old fencing. We collected various types of prairie seed and purchased additional seed and […]
For you botany geeks!
Here’s a partial list of the native seeds that we collected over these past few weeks which we will be spreading on various natural areas around Lake Zurich. Soe will be sread at the Nature park which is a woodland and wetland. some will go to Kuechmann park, an oak woodland/savanna, and some […]
Fall 2015 Newsletter
Ancient Oaks Seedlings Our Seasonal Newletter
Autumn 2015 Volume 1 Issue 2
Recent Events & Activities
Fabulous Fireflies
Both kids and their grown-ups enjoyed this special fireworks show. Board member Mary Kozub revealed the secret life of fireflies, then, as darkness fell, everyone was dazzled by the firefly light […]
It’s seed collecting time
The habitat restoration year is divided up roughly into tasks according to the season. In Winter, we remove large invasives such as buckthorn and honeysuckle. Since small or fragile plants are dormant , we can tromp around while moving brush and not damage these smaller plants. In Spring and summer, we pull invasives and generally […]
We had a great time at "Monarchs and Margaritas"
50 attendees celebrated Ancient Oaks Foundation’s first birthday on Sunday, September 13. There was lots of food, beverages, and music along withEcologist Vince Mosca. He spoke on “Butterflies, Bats. Tequila and People ” and described the interrelationship between all of these. The Volunteer of the Year Award went to Scott Garrison, chain sawer extraordinaire. […]