2020 ~ It’s definitely been a year many of us would like to forget! The COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest, fires, floods and the uncertainty of the future – At The
We’ve had the great honor and pleasure these past few months of sharing some huge conservation “wins” of the past year or so. If you’ve donated or supported us in
“ORGANIC… THE WAY GRAMPA DID IT!” That’s what the sign read in DeKalb County as I drove past an old farm on Rt. 23. I thought of the McDonald Farm,
As our native plants bloomed and the summer sun lined the gravel road to the McDonald Farm, we had the pleasure of welcoming new summer interns to The Conservation Foundation.
“Development’s always a two-edged sword,” says Minooka Village President Ric Offerman. He’s referring to the fact that the population of Minooka, at the crossroads of Kendall, Grundy and Will Counties,
Most of the time when we at The Conservation Foundation are involved in preserving land, we end up actually owning the land for only a short time while the municipality,
It’s time to get outside and enjoy the last weeks of summer. While you’re at it, snap a photo or two with your phone camera and enter our Nature Phone
We Did It!!! Or more accurately, the more than 300 people who supported our Strengthening Our Foundation $100K Challenge did it. Thanks to your generosity, we have met the challenge
Preserving our common ground is the core of our mission. Land preservation is about more than protecting open spaces and wildlife — it’s about caring for something we all share.
When our Vice President of Land & Water Conservation Programs Dan Lobbes describes our newest land preservation acquisition as “lumpy and bumpy,” he means it both literally and figuratively. The
There’s been a 6 acre gap in the DuPage River Trail, where it has to circumvent private property sitting between two Plainfield Park District properties along the DuPage River. But
Residents and visitors to the rolling hills of Kane County will soon have 122 more acres to explore at the corner of Randall and Binnie Roads in West Dundee! The
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a whole new focus on local food. Thanks to Lenore McDonald’s McDonald Farm land donation, the hard work of our farm crew, and the support
Reservation Woods, located in Kendall County, is that almost-mythical “Hundred Acre Wood” popularized in Winnie the Pooh and other stories. Renowned Illinois ecologist Dick Young felt that it was the
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a whole new focus on local food. Thanks to Lenore McDonald’s McDonald Farm land donation, the hard work of our farm crew, and the support
