The oak tree – It’s the iconic symbol of the prairie landscape, the stately cornerstone of our region’s woodlands.  And after an official proclamation from the Illinois governor’s office, the

Here we are, staring August in the face.  It’s Back-to-School time!  I have a very dorky LOVE of school and office supplies, and as I prepare my girls to head

Congratulations to Makenna Anderson of St. Charles and Joshua Cinnamon of Naperville for being awarded the 2015 Paul D. Pierotti Memorial Scholarships! Makenna is a graduate of St. Charles East

Two area students pursuing careers in service of the environment each recently received $3,750 in scholarships awarded by the Paul D. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship Fund of the DuPage Foundation. The

This Saturday the DuPage River Sweep will celebrate its 25th birthday.  The DuPage River should feel pretty special since nearly 600 people will be showing up to its party from

First, let me apologize to my mother.  "Suck" was a forbidden word in our house!  Now, let’s talk about this winter we’re having, one of historical severity.  On the rare

Back more than two decades ago, when our now-President/CEO Brook McDonald was just a volunteer, The Conservation Foundation worked with him and other volunteers to clean up the trash in

Donate Now! I am an oak sapling.  The first few years in my forest were hard for me, fighting my way through the tangle of other trees and shrubs, all

We’d like to announce that the Green Earth Institute, which merged with The Conservation Foundation earlier this year and became one of our major programs, will now be called our

 Even though I work on a beautiful farm and the goal of my strivings is to save nature, one of my greatest passions, I have to confess that there are

It’s not the beginning of a joke…It’s what happened last week at our Dickson-Murst Farm as we welcomed three new members to our Board of Trustees. Nancy Hopp of Aurora