Lake Zurich resident Bob Warren sent in some awesome photos that he took of birds and waterfowl here in Lake Zurich. Some of these call Lake Zurich home; others are passing through on migration.  We [...]

14 birders attended the AOF sponsored "Birds and Breakfast" on May 2.  The weather was wonderful and the birds were very cooperative.  Stacey Iwanicki of the Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources led us through several [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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