CRYSTAL LAKE – A 9.7-acre parcel of grassland and wetland in Chemung has been donated to the Friends of McHenry County College Foundation for educational and outdoor laboratory use by McHenry County College’s Earth Sciences, Horticulture and Biology departments.

The Board of Trustees accepted the land donation Sept. 27, according to a news release.

The gift was made by John and Margaret Tures of Huntley, who eight years ago bought the property, which is adjacent to an 80-acre parcel of farmland the couple rents to a dairy farmer.