
Art of the Fox in Batavia
You don’t have to be an artist to find beauty and inspiration in the Fox River Valley. There is artistry everywhere you look, in the Fox River itself, in

You don’t have to be an artist to find beauty and inspiration in the Fox River Valley. There is artistry everywhere you look, in the Fox River itself, in

Walking through donor and Conservation@Home certified member Robin LaBancz’s Bartlett oasis of a yard on a coolish day this summer, I felt my mood and energy level lift with every

This is a land that has stories. You can hear it in the soughing of the trees as you enter the shade of the forest. You can see it in

A new joint project of The Conservation Foundation and Recovery International combines cognitive-behavioral mental health tools with images of nature from northern Illinois natural areas, forest preserves and parks. Find

In an age of climate change, urbanization, increasingly frequent and intense storms and prolonged drought, how can we plan and design stormwater best management practices for the future? This is

It seems only fitting that McDonald Farm volunteer Bill Dawe should bear such a striking resemblance to Santa Claus! Though his gifts of time, humor, blood, sweat, some tears, and

If you’ve spent any time perusing the “Latest News & Articles” section of our website, you’ve seen the name Steve Stawarz quite frequently over the last few years, attached to

Aricema, an Itasca Bank & Trust Co. employee, volunteering at the Bensenville- Wood Dale Food Pantry In a time when our conservation work is getting done more and more at

We are so honored and proud to announce that The Conservation Foundation and two of our staff members were recognized with awards by the Garfield Heritage Society and Campton Historical

A couple of weeks ago, I sat down to research an influential woman in conservation in honor of Women’s History Month. There are many across the nation and world, but

The 31st Annual DuPage River Sweep will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The annual DuPage County River Sweep is a county-wide self-coordinated stream cleanup

Yorkville’s Police Station’s garden in bloom We’d like to highlight one of The Conservation Foundation’s newest Conservation In Our Community partners, the United City of Yorkville. By officially signing

Over our 47 year history, The Conservation Foundation has helped preserve more than 35,000 acres of land in northeastern Illinois. We have no one-size-fits-all land protection methods – we’ve been

2020 is finally over, but things are still not quite back to normal, and these colder months make it more difficult to gather outside where it feels a little safer.