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…”
Advanced placement and honors Environmental Science students at Barrington High School became “citizen scientists” by conducting water testing at five Flint Creek sites in late October, as an ongoing part of Barrington Area Conservation Trust’s Conservation@School Project. The students continued the stream monitoring work that had begun in September by performing physical, chemical and biological…
Yonder Prairie Grows On July 18, 2014, TLC added 26 acres to our Yonder Prairie site. This is an important addition for many reasons. It makes the area under permanent protection and management even larger (Nearly 170 acres!). Size does matter when it comes to providing habitat for some of the uncommon wildlife that live…
Illinois Audubon Society partners with Joliet Park District to expand Pilcher Park Non-profit and local government join together to protect natural area JOLIET, IL. The Illinois Audubon Society today announced its acquisition of 80-acres adjacent to Joliet Park District’s Pilcher Park in Will County. With a generous $1.38 million dollar grant from Illinois…
Despite a loss of 3 billion — yes, billion — the State of the Birds report does contain some encouraging news that the steep decline can be reversed through conservation actions that will positively affect all wildlife, and also people. The report states that trends for the nation’s birds shows them declining in every habitat except wetlands,…
