The La Salle News Tribune recently published a nice article about The Conservation Foundation’s partnership with a for-profit company to remove invasive species from Dayton Bluffs Preserve.
“The buckthorn and honeysuckle didn’t stand a chance last Tuesday against an army of more than 500 volunteers at Dayton Bluffs Preserve on the east side of Ottawa…”
WILD THINGS CONFERENCE 2015 Saturday, January 31st University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center East 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. www.habitatproject.org/WildThings 2015 People who care about the Earth – and do something about it locally – will meet to study, have a good time, and develop skills and tools for conserving local wilderness and habitat….
The Illinois General Assembly is considering the Natural Areas Stewardship Act (HB 2031/SB 1029) that would allow expert nonprofit organizations to help local and state government conduct needed stewardship actions on Illinois Nature Preserves. Nature preserves are permanently protected places that give us rare glimpses of what Illinois’ true nature looks like. Spread across 110,000+…
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hosting a webinar Thursday, December 7 on the rusty patched bumble bee to present information about the Service’s conservation strategy; where to get information about section 7 consultations, project reviews, research needs, and surveys; resources that are available to you; and what you can do to help the…
Did you know there were more than 47,000 visitors to Illinois land trust properties last year? Or that conservation land trusts have protected more than 230,000 acres of land in our state to date? Learn more about the important work land trusts are doing by viewing the Land Tust Alliance’s land trust census here.
Prairie State Conservation Coalition of Illinois is happy to announce the release of I-View — a free web-based application and viewer showing, for the first time, all natural lands protected in the state of Illinois. I-View will significantly enhance the ability of conservation organizations, private and public, to do conservation throughout the state. PSCC will own,…
