Continued to serve as a stakeholder and supporter of the North Branch Watershed Working group, which monitors the Skokie River, Middlefork, and Westfork branches of the Chicago River in Lake Forest. President and CEO, Ryan London was chosen to attend the Land Trust Alliance’s Wentworth Leadership Program. Supported the successful Lake County Forest Preserve capital referendum for our community and region. Received a Watershed Management Board grant for West Skokie wetland restoration. Successfully submitted and obtained preliminary approval for Lake Forest Open Lands Association’s (LFOLA) newest Illinois Nature Preserve dedication at Mello’s Preserve at Westfork Savanna. Community Conservation Initiatives Continued to grow our community resident education program, where Community Conservation staff meet with private homeowners and help assess and advise best management practices using native plants in landscapes around the home.
Successfully monitored 80 conservation easements in three communities: Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, and Mettawa. Received a Tree Equity Grant from Chicago Region Trees Initiative to plant trees in underserved communities as well as support forest health management in Waukegan Parks. Partnered with the History Center of Lake Forest- Lake Bluff for their climate change exhibition, including a ravine presentation from LFOLA’s president.
Our partnership with Lake County Forest Preserve and their Preservation Foundation has expanded with a new Memorandum of Understanding for Skokie River NP and a shared management agreement for the Middlefork complex. We received our first independently applied for ComEd Green Region grant, for the enrichment of Carroll Meadow with seed following several recent years of active management.
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