News letter articles and announcements
5 students in Trinity International University contacted us to ask if we could help them complete an outdoor practicum as part of thier Biology 300 class. And of course, we said YES! We love sharing our knowledge and love of midwest habitats with others. On Monday August 31, Mary presented a unit on widwest habitat […]
If you head out to the Nature Park at 500 Lions Drive in Lake Zurich and take a spin on the path, you can see these beautiful, tall blue flowers . They are Tall Bellflower- sometimes called American Bellflower (campaulanum americanum). Here’s more about them. They move from place […]
Members of Lake Zurich’s Northwest Family Church were an awesome team when they came out to the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park on Saturday, August 8 to help spread wood chips on the path. Now the entire .6 mile path is easy to hike with soft, clean wood chips underfoot! The NWFC team was enthusiasitic […]
Mark your calendars for our inaugural fundraising event, Monarchs and Margaritas, September 13, 2015 from 3 pm til 7 pm. Learn more about this event by going to “Events”. RSVP by emailing your name and information to info@ancientoaksfoundation.org or calling 224-286-1312
On August 1 several Ancient Oaks volunteers spread wood chips on nearly the entire walking path at Kuechmann Park, 626 N. Old Rand Road in LZ. The path had been neglected but is now much nicer for walking, birdwatching and just getting away from it all. Thanks to Mike Kleeman for leading the effort.
On Friday July 10 about 25 kids and adults had a great time learning about those cool little beetle, the firefly. did you know that there are hundrededs of different species around the world? Everyone learned about their life cycle, played games, had a snack and then set out into the Old Mill Grove wetland path to […]
The Ancient Oaks Foundation has been partnering with the Village of Lake Zurich on several habitat restoration projects around Lake Zurich and we want residents to know about this. We added a sign to each of these areas, directing folks to our website where they can get a bit more information.
Here’s the sign at the Community […]
We normally have habitat restoration work days on the first and third Saturdays of each month but in honor of Independence Day this Saturday, we will be taking the day off. Enjoy the red, white and blue items that can be found around Lake Zurich.
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This “thing” is about 4 feet long (you can see the water bottle just below it), is cast iron, rusted and HEAVY! It has what appear to be a trigger and sights. We found it last winter while clearing some brush at the Nature Park. Some have […]
If you drive over the the Community Services building at 505 Telser Road to make a permit application or other Village related activity, take note of the wetland that is right next to the parking lot. One year ago it was filled with the invasive Phragmites (common reed) and buckthorn. Over the fall/ winter the […]
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