It’s Not About Us | Preservation Foundation

The 31,100 acres protected by the Lake County Forest Preserves are a big part of what makes the quality of life in the county great. For people, and for the thousands of other species we share these spaces with. More threatened and endangered species live in Lake County than anywhere else in Illinois. Habitat restoration supports the richness and resilience of human, plant and animal communities. But it costs about $75 per year to keep one acre of a forest preserve healthy.
If you like what the forest preserves do for you, consider donating to the endowment campaign. Your gift will help provide a perpetual, dependable funding source and ensure every acre of habitat we restore remains ecologically healthy.
Journalist Bill Kurtis returns to tell you a story about meaningful change and a better future. Because … it’s not about us.
Watch the first half of this film: • It All Depends on the ...
Learn about the Forest Preserves: LCFPD.org
Donate to the Preservation Foundation: LCFPD.org/donate
Subscribe to Horizons magazine: LCFPD.org/horizons
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[@Wilderness-Will]

I've always been impressed by the conservation and trail design of the Lake County Forest Preserves. It's one thing for the National Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and other federal agencies to protect vast wilderness areas in the West that were never developed, but it's another thing entirely for a local agency to perform the kinds of ecological preservation and recreational services that the LCFPD pulls off in the heart of the Chicago suburbs. Thank you all for doing what you do!

[@marianaissac]

Beautiful