The Land Conservancy offers free, family outdoor event Jan. 18

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting "Wild Woodstock Walks: Winter Night's Family Fun" on Friday, Jan. 18.

The walk will be 6 to 8 p.m. at Hennen Conservation Area, 4622 Dean St., Woodstock. It is free and open to the public.

This event will feature guided night time hikes, a bonfire and a sheltered area with hot cocoa.

This walk is part of a seasonal guided hike series featuring sites throughout Woodstock.

Participants are encouraged to bring the entire family and dress for cold weather.

No registration is required, and the event is free to the public.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is a member-based private nonprofit dedicated to preserving natural, scenic and agricultural land.

McHenry County's landscape is richly diversified. Its features range from glacial remnants such as kames, moraines, and outwash plains, to the more recent woodlands, prairies, stream corridors, bogs and fens.

Since 1991, The Land Conservancy has helped protect more than 2,500 acres of McHenry County's prairies, wetlands and woodlands by working with private landowners, communities and other partners. We do this by accepting donated conservation easements and direct acquisition of property (through purchase or donation).

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