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George and Barbara Fell Award nominations sought
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Great Plug For Jo Davies Conservation Foundation
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Kanner appointed to Illinois Legacy Tree Task Force
Statewide Conservation Organization Director Appointed to Illinois Legacy Tree Task Force Governor J.B. Pritzker has named the executive director of Prairie State Conservation Coalition (PSCC) to the Legacy Tree Program Task Force which will identify, preserve, and create awareness of significant trees in the state. Cynthia Kanner, a McHenry County resident, joins other members from the conservation community to…
2016 IACD Conference set for February
The Illinois Association of Conservation Districts conference is set for February 25-26, 2016 at the Starved Rock Lodge. Staff will learn about current trends in conservation and get to network with other agencies. You can find out more and register online here. Here’s a look at what’s planned: Keynote Speaker: Randy Heirdorn, Director (retired) of the…
Apply now for NASA grants
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…