Through their $5,000 donation to the Forest Preserve Foundation, a Champaign couple with deep ties to Chicago is supporting an expansion of the Forest Preserves Conservation@Home program into nine schools in Cook County. The gift by Warren Lavey and Dr. Holly Rosencranz will fund a grant that allows the schools to start or expand pollinator […]
Forest Preserve Foundation makes $250,000 grant to restore Cap Sauers Preserve
The Forest Preserve Foundation awarded a $250,000 grant to the Forest Preserves of Cook County in early February, thanks to the generosity of a Palos-area resident whose gift was inspired by seeing Preserves staff and volunteers working in Cap Sauers Holding Preserve last summer. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, expressed the hope that […]
The power of philanthropy: more than just money
By Shelley A. Davis “Do I have time for this?” As the executive director the Forest Preserve Foundation, a small public-private organization in partnership with a government agency, that question often runs through my mind. In early September, I attended the National Recreation Foundation’s Nonprofit Executive Leadership program. I am always eager to take part […]
Forest Preserve Experience: Teens take home paychecks, skills and memories
Forest Preserve Experience crew members cut buckthorn. By Madelyn Wilson and Rachel Urich, Forest Preserve Foundation interns It’s late July, a mild and sunny morning. A crew of teenagers is cutting and piling buckthorn near the entrance of Possum Hollow Woods. They are part of the Forest Preserve Experience, a five-week summer internship program. The […]
Foundation grants to support Forest Preserves of Cook County now total $1.1 million
“The funds our board of directors approved are a direct investment toward 120 youth internships in the Preserves this summer. We are pleased to support youth leadership and skill building while also helping to maintain the health of the Preserves.” — Shelley A. Davis, president The Forest Preserve Foundation is pleased to announce its […]
“Rose” sculpture blooms at the corner of Art and Nature
“Rose” sculpture at Forest Preserves of Cook County headquarters in River Forest. Thanks to the support of the Forest Preserve Foundation and CSX Transportation, there’s something new near the corner of Lake Street and Harlem Avenue in River Forest. It is a sculpture called “Rose.” Oak Park River and Forest High School students worked throughout […]
OPRF High School students design public art pieces for Preserves
A model of the student-designed nature art that will be erected in preserves. AFTER: The finished “Rose” sculpture at Forest Preserves of Cook County headquarters in River Forest. OPRF High School students design public art for Preserves OPRF High School art students with Transit Studio artists and teachers. Standing around a table in a large […]