“With the results we see tonight on the referendum, it’s clear that people deeply appreciate all the benefits the Forest Preserves of Cook County provides, starting with access to nature so close to home,” he continued. “It’s exciting to see.”
“With the results we see tonight on the referendum, it’s clear that people deeply appreciate all the benefits the Forest Preserves of Cook County provides, starting with access to nature so close to home,” he continued. “It’s exciting to see.”
“The people, wildlife and wetlands of the Calumet area have borne more than their share of pollution, and it’s time for the City of Chicago to find a different way.”
With the forest preserves enjoying unprecedented usage — twice as many trail users were tallied in 2020 as 2019 — the timing is ripe to seize upon that goodwill and secure the funds needed to put the preserves on solid financial ground…
Like a rare native plant struggling to survive, the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission needs help if it is to thrive and do its job.
Ecological restoration has deep roots in the Midwest, where extraordinary community efforts have revived prairies, savannas, woodlands, and wetlands.
Volunteers worked alongside staff and stewards from CFC, Audubon Great Lakes, the Bobolink Foundation, Friends of the Forest Preserves, Forest Preserves of Cook County and Forest Preserves of Lake County. It was truly a cooperative effort.
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