A Species of Land Like No Other … The History of Conservation in the Chicago Region
University-Illinois Extension Auditorium , 100 US-45, Grayslake, IL, 60030 Map
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Travel across the epic sojourn of conservation Chicago Region style, examining some of the seminal moments and defining struggles that have marked our part of the world as an epicenter of environmental thought and action. Discover not only our rich heritage of setting aside land for the natural world but how a new form of conservation, based on building thousands of privately owned backyard arks is revolutionizing conservation for the decades ahead.
Speaker: Ed Collins, retired Director of Land Preservation and Natural Resources for the McHenry County Conservation District