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New Trustee Welcome

Oswego resident Ellen Von Ohlen has joined The Conservation Foundation’s Board of Trustees.  Ellen’s background in health, wellness and relationship building will serve all areas of our mission, but we

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NextGen Advisory Council

The Conservation Foundation is excited to introduce our first Next Generation Advisory Council. This advisory group is comprised of conservation-minded locals in their 20s and 30s, and we are excited

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Remembering Nancy Hopp, Vice Chair

“Nancy just seemed bigger than life and that she would live forever,” said our President/CEO Brook McDonald of Nancy Hopp, lifelong Aurora resident and Vice Chair of The Conservation Foundation’s

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Strengthening Our Foundation

In this season of gratitude, our thoughts have turned to nature and the endless ways it has sustained and nurtured us, especially this past year and a half. Nature has

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The Heron 2023 Edition 1

Looking to see the impact your support of The Conservation Foundation is making across our region?  Want to be inspired and get some new ideas from other local people who

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The Heron 2023 Edition 2

Looking to see the impact your support of The Conservation Foundation is making across our region? Want to be inspired and get some new ideas from other local people who

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The Language of Conservation

We all know that land conservation is vital to our quality of life and improves the health of our communities. But how do we talk to others about this in

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Welcome to Our New Team Members

We have new (and some not-so-new) team members at The Conservation Foundation who we are thrilled to introduce!   Please join us in welcoming Amy Phillips as The Conservation Foundation’s

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Welcome To Our Newest Trustee!

We are so honored to welcome Lourdes “Lulu” Blacksmith of Kane County to our Board of Trustees. Her wide-ranging experience in community involvement, government affairs, diversity, equity, and inclusion will

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Welcoming Our New Trustee

As a Senior Landscape Architect at Wight & Company, Patty King has what she calls the privilege of thinking about nature all the time. She brings creativity, structure, and a

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