20160701 - 300 Year-Old Oak (HRB)

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com One of the estimated 300- to 350-year-old Burr Oak tree leaves catches the sun light on the Clark Farm near Bull Valley. The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is trying to buy the 30-acre property along Route 120 and west of Thompson Road and plans to restore it so it can be open to the public.

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H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Executive director of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County Lisa Haderlein walks under an estimated 300 - 350-year-old Burr Oak tree on Friday, July 1, 2016 located on the Clark Farm near Bull Valley. Haderlein said the non-profit is trying to buy the 30-acre property north of Route 120 and west of Thompson Road and plans to restore it so it can be open to the public.