The Conservation Foundation

Save your spot for our Salt Smart for Businesses & Property Owners event on Thursday, November 14th below!

Being Salt Smart means using winter deicing salt responsibly to protect waterways, landscaping, pets, infrastructure, and even our wallets. Dive deep into reasons to be Salt Smart with Hanna Miller from The Conservation Foundation & Salt Smart Collaborative, and learn how to protect your investment by being Salt Smart!

Salt Smart for Businesses & Property Owners - The Conservation Foundation Join Salt Smart for Businesses & Property Owners on Thursday, November 14th to learn how to protect your investment by being Salt Smart!

Since the pandemic, many forest preserves have nearly doubled their attendance as people continue to discover the many benefits our Kane County forest preserves provide to our lives and our communities. Vote YES on November 5th to keep our Kane forest preserves healthy and strong!

To learn more visit: https://www.voteyeskaneforest.org/

Vote YES for Kane County Forest Preserves | 2024 Referendum Vote YES November 5 to support open space, natural areas, and recreation in Kane County. If approved by the voters, referendum funds will be used to:-preserv...

Winter is coming – and so is your chance to make a difference! Join Winter Chloride Watchers and contribute to essential water quality data. Together, we can protect our waterways and make a splash for a healthier environment. Get involved below!

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At The Conservation Foundation, one of the ways we love our ground is by preserving it through our partnerships with area open space agencies and helping pass open space referenda for them to purchase, preserve, and restore our local natural areas. Through 14 successful open space referenda, more than 30,000 acres of our collective ground has been saved!

Hear more from Brook in the video above about how your support of The Conservation Foundation is one of most impactful ways you can love your ground and donate now: https://bit.ly/4en8ifl

Love Your Ground | Strengthening Our Foundation 2024 Every dollar supports The Conservation Foundation's work to ensure future generations have access to and appreciation for our region’s natural resources. Giv...

Don't forget that we were selected as a recipient of the Buffalo Exchange Tokens for Bags® program this year! You can now donate to The Conservation Foundation just by shopping at Buffalo Exchange in Andersonville. Instead of a plastic bag, the program offers every customer who makes a purchase one “token” valued at five cents (the cost to produce a bag) to donate to one of several local charities selected by the store. The program has generated over $962,840 for hundreds of local nonprofit organizations and has saved over 19.25 million plastic bags from the landfill.

Learn more below about this amazing event taking place on Sunday, November 17th!

Meet our local charitable partner for our Fall 2024 season! ⬇🌳

The Conservation Foundation has a mission to improve the health of our communities by preserving and restoring open space and natural lands, protecting rivers and watersheds, and promoting stewardship of our environment in northeastern Illinois.

🌱 learn more at theconservationfoundation.org

NaperVoice, Naperville’s philanthropic choir, has a mission to “Sing well. Do good.” and is supporting The Conservation Foundation at its next concert, Gather In Gratitude: Everything Sings!” at Grace United Methodist Church, Naperville, on Sunday, November 17 at 4 pm.

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The 36 professional and volunteer adult singers from more than 20 Chicago-area communities will perform all new musical selections in classical, world, and musical theatre genres reflecting thanks for the land, the heavens, the waters, and all living things. Special guest ensemble will be the Voices In Plainfield (VIP), Plainfield's premiere community youth choir, and a gifted high school cellist will also perform.

▶Tickets are $20 adults, $15 seniors, $5 youth, children free, available in advance at napervoice.org.

We hope you had as much fun at our Strengthening Our Foundation fundraiser as we did! Tag yourself and your friends, and make sure to share tour pictures with us! If you couldn't make it to the event you can still donate here: https://bit.ly/4en8ifl

Thanks again to all our partners and sponsors including: Northern Fork, Downhillers, Wings And Talons, Lexi Loula and Julie Kulak, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Bartlett Tree Experts, Wight & Company, GreenState Credit Union, Itasca Bank & Trust Co., Ball Horticultural, Home Improvements USA, Signature Production Group, and Limestone Production Group.

Don't forget to save your spot for the Winter Chloride Watchers Training next Tuesday, October 22nd!

Winter Chloride Watchers Training - The Conservation Foundation Winter Chloride Watchers invites you to be part of our program dedicated to protecting our waterways by taking part in our trainings!

It's World Food Day! Today we're celebrating all people who produce food, especially our Green Earth Harvest farm crew! Thank you for providing our communities with responsibly grown, delicious food 💚

Winter is coming – and so is your chance to make a difference! Join Winter Chloride Watchers and contribute to essential water quality data. Together, we can protect our waterways and make a splash for a healthier environment.

Join our virtual training on Thursday, October 17th below!

Winter Chloride Watchers Training - The Conservation Foundation Winter Chloride Watchers invites you to be part of our program dedicated to protecting our waterways by taking part in our trainings!

Join us for the Kane Referendum Virtual Open House on Thursday, October 17th to learn the facts about the upcoming Kane County Forest Preserve referendum and ask questions. Learn more below!

Kane Referendum Virtual Open House - The Conservation Foundation Join us on October 17th for this virtual open house to learn facts and ask questions about the Kane County Forest Preserve referendum.

Register for the Winter Chloride Watchers Training taking place in Frankfort on Wednesday, October 16th! Understanding how chlorides impact our local streams starts with measuring their presence in the water—and that’s where you come in! As a volunteer Winter Chloride Watcher, you’ll learn the basics of chloride monitoring and take part in water testing at a local river or stream.

Learn more and sign up below!

Winter Chloride Watchers Training - The Conservation Foundation Winter Chloride Watchers invites you to be part of our program dedicated to protecting our waterways by taking part in our trainings!

We hope to see you at the Jeffery D. Schielke Government Center tomorrow at 11:00am for the Art of the Fox Mural Unveiling!

SAVE THE DATE! You don't want to miss our Saturday morning mural reveal party!

🎨 Meet our 10 brilliant mural artists
🌺 Art projects & plants
☕ Complimentary snacks & coffee

See you there! The Conservation Foundation City of Batavia, Illinois - Government Offices Water Street Studios

Join The Conservation Foundation, DuPage Children's Museum, and Field Museum for an exciting professional development opportunity for K-8 educators to learn how to incorporate local nature into curriculum both inside and outside of the classroom. Educators will be equipped with the tools to get students learning in the great outdoors!

Sign up below for the Outdoor Learning Educator Workshop: Curricular Connections to the Outdoors taking place on Saturday, October 19th! Registration is free, but closes on Thursday, October 10th.

Outdoor Learning Educator Workshop - The Conservation Foundation Join us for a professional development opportunity for K-8 educators to learn how to incorporate nature into curriculum.