WOODSTOCK – The Land Conservancy of McHenry County has three volunteer events planned for the week.

Volunteers are needed to help cut and stack brush to help restore nature in these neighborhoods:

• Prairie Ridge Fen Conservation Area: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. This 9-acre wetland was protected in 1996 as part of the adjacent Prairie Ridge subdivision in Woodstock. Interesting species found here include a grove of Scarlet Oaks and a small cluster of Bog Birch. The site is on the northeast corner of Route 14 and Dean Street in Woodstock. Volunteers should park along Wagner Lane.