Partners Work Together to Preserve High-quality Oak Savanna in Pembroke Township and Hopkins Park The Community Development Corporation of Pembroke-Hopkins Park (CDC-PHP) has purchased 29.85 acres of high-quality black oak savanna with financial support from the Illinois Audubon Society and the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. The acquisition will be known as Okàn Savanna. Pronounced…
PSCC board member Fran Harty was honored this weekend with the George and Barbara Fell Award. Fran was chosen because he “has demonstrated creativity and leadership in the preservation and stewardship of natural areas, restoration of natural areas, and has a history of promoting an understanding of the natural world in our region in his…
Trails For Everyone Workshop Lake Forest, November 1 and 2 Prairie State Conservation Coalition, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, Vulcan Materials and Lake Forest Open Lands invite you to participate in a Trails for Everyone workshop in Lake Forest on Monday and Tuesday, November 1-2, 2021. The workshop will be two full days covering the conceptual…
June 5, 2020 A LETTER FROM THE BOARD Prairie State Conservation Coalition mourns the recent losses of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, David McAtee, Tony McDade and many others across this country. We recognize the many connections with environmentalism and social justice issues and understand that environmental justice is inextricably linked to civil…
Prairie State Conservation Coalition is partnering with Illinois Realtors to help educate and promote awareness of conservation opportunities for healthier land, and, of course, healthier people. Incoming president Dan Wagner, a trustee with The Conservation Foundation, outlines the proposal he will cultivate as he moves into his new role leading the state’s real estate industry….
One-day leadership development opportunity Whether you are a director or a manager, if you work collaboratively – in a partnership, collaboration, coalition, network, alliance, or even across departments within your organization – you know well the opportunities and challenges of working together effectively. Here’s a great opportunity to help you accomplish your goals. Join with a…
On Friday, August 25, Governor Rauner signed into law the Natural Areas Stewardship Act, which received unanimous support in both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. This act will better protect the last remaining fragments of Illinois’ wildlife and natural landscapes by allowing nonprofit conservation organizations to conduct needed stewardship and restoration projects on lands…
Mary Burke from the Land Trust Alliance wants to remind everyone there are several informative webinars slated for February. Sign up now and learn some new skills and techniques specific to land trusts! Stewardship & Land Protection Fee Land Management, 2/3 Appraisal Essentials, 2/11 Pipelines and Transmission Corridors: They’re Coming Your Way, 2/17 Fundraising Growing…
Openlands received a National Land Trust Excellence Award for its many accomplishments over the years at the Land Trust Alliance annual conference in October. “We find inspiration in the good works of our peers in land conservation,” said Rand Wentworth, Alliance president. “And the inspiration we find in these award winners gives us renewed motivation…
