Pedal - Paddle - Saddle Through the Prairie t o everyone who made the final year and the last 20 years fun and memorable. We appreciate your support! Volunteer with Us as we Adopt-A-Trail! All Ages Welcome Once a month, Conservation Foundation staff and volunteers meet for a morning stroll and pick up any debris along a one-mile stretch of the trail. Get some fresh air, help beautify the Prairie Trail and meet some new people in the process! Dress for the weather. Bring gloves and hand sanitizer. Long trash pickers provide. Visit mchenryconservation.org/prairietrail or email [email protected] to sign-up. Saturdays 9 – 11 a.m. August 19 • September 16 • October 21 • November 18 Meet a Mitchard Way Parking Lot, Algonquin Foundation News Donate a Tree! MCCD.me/bigwoodstreedonation Big Woods Planting Party! Donate a native tree or shrub in celebration, in memory, or in love of the woodlands. Tree and shrub plantings will restore historically wooded sites and reconnect existing stands to create contiguous oak savannas and woodlands. With your help, the Conservation District will purchase native trees and shrubs and plant them each fall on District sites that were historically wooded. Through this program, we plan to restore and recreate the “big woods” of McHenry County. We are grateful for your support of our treasured oak savannas and woodlands. CARMICHAEL CONSTRUCTION, INC Tressler LLP • Pitel Septic • Heartland REALTOR Organization Ray Eisbrener • Martie Gorman • Bull Valley Riding Club Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: Saturday, October 14 1:00–3:00 p.m. FREE Marengo Ridge • 2411 N IL Route 23, Marengo Join us for our annual OAKtober Planting Party and have a TREEmendous time! See Page 14 for details. Note: The site of this restoration project is available to all. Accessible amenities: parking, restrooms, and trails to and from planting area. Thank you 9