Executive Director Cynthia Kanner was interviewed on WGN-TV to talk about PSCC’s role in Illinois’s conservation on World Nature Conservation Day, Sunday, July 28.
Kanner talked about future plans for PSCC with the $42 million grant received from the Illinois Clean Energy Commission Foundation earlier this year.
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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…” …
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…
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…
Nearly 50 conservation land trust leaders from throughout the state came together on February 26-27 at Starved Rock State Park to learn from each other, share ideas and explore new ways to expand our capacity to preserve more land in Illinois. The 2015 PSCC Annual Meeting was a huge success at focusing on key strategic…
Natural Areas Stewardship Grants Program application period is now open! Prairie State Conservation Coalition wrote the bill and with the Illinois Environmental Council and many supporting partners it passed in 2017. The goal of this grant program is to increase the delivery of much needed stewardship activities to natural areas protected within the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) system. Stewardship needs…
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….
