To keep the environmental community up-to-date on new initiatives and furthering our mission of stewardship and improving everyone’s quality of life through nature, we’re excited to offer several webinars on a variety of topics to add to your toolbox!
We think you’ll enjoy these and find them energizing as we move forward.
FREE — Thursday, July 29 at 11 am
This hour-long webinar hosted by PSCC and the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation will introduce you to the Casper Creek Natural Cemetery in Galena, Illinois and show the ease and environmental impact of choosing a natural burial in their conservation cemetery. A brief video will show the beautiful landscape and testimonials of those who have chosen this option for their final destination. You’ll learn the facts about natural burial and what it means to be a conservation cemetery. There’ll be time for questions following the presentation.
This webinar is FREE, but registration is required. The webinar link will be provided at registration.
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Illinois 30×30 Campaign
FREE Wednesday, August 11 at 3 pm
Join PSCC and the Illinois Environmental Council for a conservation discussion about barriers, challenges, and solutions to significant issues experienced by conservationists. This discussion will help inform the IL 30×30 Coalition’s goals for aligning the state with President Biden’s 10-year America the Beautiful Campaign. The campaign sets a national goal to conserve at least 30 percent of the nation’s lands, freshwater, and ocean areas by 2030.
This webinar is FREE, but registration is required. The webinar link will be provided at registration.
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Save the date! November 2nd and 3rd
Trails for Everyone Workshop
PSCC, Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, and Lake Forest Open Lands invite you to a trails workshop in Lake Forest showing the conceptual background and practical skills needed to plan, design, construct, and maintain “universal trails” — trails that serve as wide a range of users as possible, while also minimizing environmental impact. More details to come later!
In addition to these PSCC webinars, the Land Trust Alliance offers many good webinars on interesting and diverse topics. You can find out more by CLICKING HERE.
The Conservation Foundation has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, a non-profit corporation that evaluates U.S. charities for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency. The four-star rating is the highest possible designated by Charity Navigator and demonstrates to the public that The Conservation Foundation is worthy of a donor’s trust. The…
Citing new funding sources for wildfire hazard mitigation, Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition has partnered with Colorado State University, University of Michigan, the Fire Learning Network, and the Watershed Research and Training Center to launch a survey on prescribed fire implementation capacity, insurance access and barriers. Those experienced in planning and implementing prescribed fire operations…
Butterfield Road Acquisition The Conservation Foundation is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 2.25-acre property at the corner of State Routes 53 and 56 in unincorporated Lombard. The property, located adjacent to Butterfield Park District’s recreation center and a child-care facility, was in the process of being developed into the largest gas station and…
Once again, David Holman has compiled an impressive report on the many wonderful things that continue to happen across the state — from the prairies and wetlands to urban areas and everything in-between. This is David’s longest report yet, so we can offer you a quick summary and the longer version you can immerse yourself…
Ottawa, IL. – In an unprecedented partnership between The Conservation Foundation and the City of Ottawa, a new natural area preserve will be established for the citizens of Ottawa, Dayton Township and all of La Salle County. The Dayton Bluffs Preserve, consisting of 253 acres along the Fox River, will be purchased by The Conservation…
Prairie State Conservation Coalition is grateful to the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation for awarding a $36,000 grant for our project “Growing Leadership, Diversifying Membership, and Completing the Strategic Plan.” The project will focus on enhancing the membership experience for our members, creating a commercial donor database, and expanding our membership beyond the…
