We will be at booth 28 at the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase, March 14 from 9:30 am unitl 3 pm at the Lake Zurich High School.  AOF Board members will be [...]

Hi Oakies,    If you haven't been to an Ancient Oaks Volunteers workday or haven't been to one in a while, don"t be shy!  Come on out to the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park,  for [...]

The Great Backyard Bird Count is almost here!  Do you have a bird feeder?  Do you have 15 minutes?  Then you can help the Cornell University Orinthological Society count birds.  This helps them in their [...]

Come on out on Saturday morning for habitat restoration at the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park, 500 Lions Drive from 9 am until around noon.  Dress for the weather, bring loppers and handsaws.  We'll provide [...]

Thanks to LZ Community Services for installing this system for dealing with the road runoff into the Nature Park wetland.  Prior to it's installation, the frequent rain deluges resulted in erosion of th soil, especially [...]

A critical part of habitat restoration is ridding the area of invasives.  At the Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park, we have quite a bit of buckthorn to remove.  Although it's designated as a shrub, it [...]