Conservation Stories

Don & Espie Nelson

Don Nelson (pictured) and his wife Espie are long-time members of The Conservation Foundation and our Lower DuPage River Watershed Coalition, and have been a certified Conservation@Home property for more

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Field Notes: Climate Change

As I turned up the driveway to the farm two Sundays ago, I stared down the face of climate change in the form of several fields flooded out, the product

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For the Love of Land

We are beyond thrilled to announce a trio of exciting land protection projects that have come to fruition in the last couple of months, preserving 330 acres across Kane, Kendall

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It All Comes Back To The Land

We’ve had the great honor and pleasure these past few months of sharing some huge conservation “wins” of the past year or so. If you’ve donated or supported us in

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King John of McDonald Farm

“The Farm – it feels like a new kingdom,” says John Wagner of Wheaton.  John is a builder of kingdoms – he actually built Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Minecraft –

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Marvel Davis

Marvel Davis has lived in the Big Rock area her entire life.  Her late husband, Harley, lived in Big Rock his entire life.  One of Harley’s ancestors, John Pierce, settled the family’s

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Meet Our Summer Interns

As our native plants bloomed and the summer sun lined the gravel road to the McDonald Farm, we had the pleasure of welcoming new summer interns to The Conservation Foundation. 

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