Terrific Turtles and How To Help Them Cross the Road!
What can be as big as a trash can lid and use its tongue to attract fish??? A Common Snapping Turtle! This is true! Snapping turtles start out small, smaller than a quarter. They [...]
Wildflowers of Spring & Early Summer
On your mark get set GO!!!!! Get out to watch the race in our Oak woodlands. It’s happening right now and hopefully will be a very long race. Although Spring was late, the wildflowers [...]
Salamanders Can Dance and are a Sign of a Good Habitat!
When walking in the springtime woods you often see small temporary pools of water gathered in woodland depressions. These are called vernal pools. The vernal pools are a necessary part of a salamander life cycle. [...]
Waterfowl of Lake Zurich
In just 3 weeks, there has been an amazing amount of different kinds of birds migrating through our home town. Usually, the first bird family to show up for the spring season [...]
April Showers (& Snow), Will Bring May Flowers!
Wow! Are we done yet? Keep your boots out just in case! We are excited that the month of May is here, and hoping that the old poem is correct in its forecast! April Showers, [...]
Become a Bird Box Monitor
AOF maintains 22 bird nesting boxes around the Lake Zurich area in cooperation with the Village of Lake Zurich. We need several people to monitor these boxes for nesting activity over the course of the [...]
Findings From WWII During Lake Zurich Restoration
The habitat restoration volunteers with the Ancient Oaks Foundation often come upon man-made items when they meet at various area oak woodlands to clear them of invasives. Tires, deteriorated oil drums, rusty broken-down swings sets, [...]
AOF Celebrates Giving Tuesday
Ancient Oaks Foundation Celebrates #GivingTuesday & Pledges to Raise Awareness of the Benefits of Restored Natural Recreational Areas November 1, 2018. This #GivingTuesday, Ancient Oaks Foundation will celebrate giving by raising awareness and [...]
Sighting of the Southern Flying Squirrel
Many people confuse the Southern Flying Squirrel, Glaucomys Volans, with the Sugar Glider (Petaurus Breviceps). First, if you are reading this from Illinois, you may be surprised to find out that Illinois [...]