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Author: Susanne Fairfax

A woman in a patterned top and gray pants looks out over a natural landscape in the Forest Preserves with light streaming in.

A Story of Love, Loss, and Nature’s Embrace

April 4, 2025April 6, 2025 by Susanne Fairfax Comment is Closed

The forest preserves touch people’s lives in so many ways. For Mary Rapp and her spouse Allison Downing, the Preserves provided a place to experience wonder when needed most. Mary had always loved walking in the woods, where she felt a deep connection to the earth. An excellent nature photographer, she was awed by the […]

Forest Preserve Foundation 2024 Annual Report: Restoration, Resiliency, and Inspiration

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by Susanne Fairfax Comment is Closed

We invite you to enjoy our 2024 annual report, featuring photos that bring you close to the action and maps that give you a bird’s eye view of where work took place. See youth crews learning and working or hear about their experiences in their own words. Learn how restoration helps improve the quality of life for […]

2024 Conservation Cup Supports Restoration and the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders

October 2, 2024October 8, 2024 by Susanne Fairfax Comment is Closed

On Thursday, September 5th, 2024, the Forest Preserve Foundation’s 13th annual Conservation Cup drew golfers and non-golfers from across Cook County to the stunning George Dunne National Golf Course in Southwest suburban Oak Forest. Guests were welcomed by blue skies, fluffy white clouds, rich green forests, shimmering lakes, and bright yellow blooms of native goldenrod […]

Over 100 Concertgoers Enjoy Jazz in the Preserves

August 7, 2024October 17, 2024 by Susanne Fairfax Comment is Closed

Three days after intense heat, tornado warnings, and damaging winds rocked the region, perfect weather graced the inaugural Jazz in the Preserves outdoor concert fundraiser held by the Forest Preserve Foundation on July 18th. Over one hundred concertgoers relaxed on blankets, lawn chairs and picnic tables at Thatcher Woods Pavilion while jazz notes melded with […]

Foundation Awarded $20k Grant from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund

April 12, 2024August 22, 2024 by Susanne Fairfax Comment is Closed

The Forest Preserve Foundation was awarded a $20,000 grant from Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund in support of the Forest Preserve Experience program. We are grateful for the generous support of this Conservation Corps youth program that is central to the mission of the Foundation and that of the Forest Preserves of Cook […]

Foundation and Forest Preserves Finance Field Trip

March 20, 2024 by Susanne Fairfax Comment is Closed

Leadership at the Forest Preserves of Cook County Financial Department and the Forest Preserve Foundation partnered to get their teams out from behind their computer screens and into the Preserves for a field trip. We connected with each other and with nature, while also learning more about the Preserves and the powerful projects our work […]

Recent Posts

  • A Story of Love, Loss, and Nature’s Embrace April 4, 2025
  • Forest Preserve Foundation 2024 Annual Report: Restoration, Resiliency, and Inspiration March 10, 2025
  • 2024 Conservation Cup Supports Restoration and the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders October 2, 2024

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