Agency Name: | McHenry County Conservation District |
Formed: | July 1971 |
Headquarters: | 18410 US Highway 14 Woodstock, Illinois |
Chief1 Name: | Elizabeth S. Kessler |
Chief1 Position: | Executive Director |
Chief2 Name: | David Kranz |
Chief2 Position: | Board President |
Chief3 Name: | Vern Scacci |
Chief3 Position: | Board Vice President |
The McHenry County Conservation District (MCCD) is a conservation district located in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
MCCD was founded in 1971 and manages and maintains approximately 25,000 acres[1] of land throughout the county. This includes parks, conservation areas, campgrounds, bicycle trails, hiking trails, and horse trails.[2]
The following locations are directly managed by MCCD:[3] [4]
Name | Land Area (acres) | |
---|---|---|
Alden Sedge Meadow | 192 | |
Beck's Woods | 283 | |
Boger Bog | 38 | |
Boone Creek | 608 | |
Brookdale | 1,645 | |
Coral Woods | 775 | |
Dufield Pond | 78 | |
Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve & Varga Archeological Site | 345 | |
Exner Marsh | 220 | |
Fel Pro RRR | 277 | |
Fox Bluff | 279 | |
Glacial Park | 3,412 | |
Goose Lake Conservation Area | 169 | |
Harrison Benwell | 75 | |
Hebron Peatlands | 185 | |
Hickory Grove & Lions Prairie and Marsh | 411 | |
High Point Conservation Area | 253 | |
The Hollows | 478 | |
Kishwaukee Headquarters | 153 | |
Lake in the Hills Fen | 400 | |
Marengo Ridge | 818 | |
North Branch | 521 | |
Pioneer Fen Conservation Area | 47 | |
Pleasant Valley | 2,080 | |
Queen Anne Prairie Conservation Area | 906 | |
Rush Creek | 726 | |
Silver Creek | 840 | |
Spring Grove Conservation Area | 0.5 | |
Stickney Run | 629 | |
Winding Creek | 631 |