Volunteers needed to restore a 350 year old oak tree

On: June 25, 2018

Before the fireworks fly on July 4, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County invites volunteers and friends to start a new tradition by helping restore Wolf Oak Woods, 9100 Route 120 in Woodstock, from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 4. Lunch will be served. Volunteers will work alongsideRead More →

Historic white oak trunk on display

By: Daphine R. Frink

On: June 2, 2018

In: Oak tree

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The cross section of white oak. A piece of what was once living history dating back to before Iowa was a state is now on display in the atrium of the Wallace State Office Building in Des Moines. State forester Jeff Goerndt says it’s a cross section of a whiteRead More →

June 2018