Fox Valley Land Foundation received a $79,500 grant through the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Private Stewardship Program to improve habitat for this state endangered prairie orchid
was founded in 1992, as a private not-for-profit organization, to protect open land.
works with private landowners, communities and developers to protect important open spaces and natural areas around Kane County in northeastern Illinois
is part of a national land conservation movement known as the Land Trust Alliance, a group of 1,000 regional land trusts that has conserved more than 6.2 million acres of private land in the United States.
currently holds six conservation easements from Carpentersville in northern Kane County to Plano in Kendall County. Three easements were donated by private land owners and three resulted from working with developers to save natural areas within subdivisions.
has bought parcels of land, protected them with easements, and then donated the property to a government agency such as a city park or forest preserve district.
has an office in downtown Elgin, a full time executive director, and part-time staff for restoration and education.
6N203 IL Route 25
P.O. Box 3118
St. Charles, IL 60174
PH. - 630-513-6368
Fax - 630-513-6371
