McHenry County College student Hanna Kowal has been working with sled dogs since her high school days, and she says the trails in the area make for perfect training grounds.
The Clean Energy Community Foundation awarded McHenry County Conservation District a $223,500 grant through their Natural Area Acquisition Grant Program for the protection of 40 acres in McHenry Township.
Donations made to McHenry County Conservation Foundation on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 will be doubled up to $10,000, thanks to a generous anonymous donor.
More fungal diseases could be appearing in wildlife because of climate change, deteriorating ecosystems, loss of habitat and declining diversity in certain populations.