Illinois Annual Report 2011

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NATURAL
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Bridging People and Nature | Illinois Annual Report 2011
Discovering the UNITY
Between People and NATURE
At The Nature Conservancy, we focus on “Protecting
Nature. Preserving Life.” It’s our slogan, and it’s
how we frame the work we do. But, what does this
really mean?
For the organization, it means using sound science to protect
ecologically important lands and waters, while also improving the
lives of people. In Illinois, it means working to restore the Emiquon
Preserve to a functioning floodplain of the Illinois River while
also providing Illinois residents with fishing, birding, hiking and
hunting opportunities. It means developing innovative, economical
farming practices that provide habitat for wildlife and cleaner
drinking water for the residents of Bloomington, IL. And, it
means working for 25 years with a committed group of volunteers
to restore some of Illinois’ last remaining remnant prairie at
Nachusa Grasslands.
COVER PHOTO Nachusa Grasslands © Ami Vitale
INSIDE COVER PHOTOS (L TO R) © Hunter Nichols, © Clint Farlinger
INSET PHOTOS (L TO R) Leslee Spraggins, State Director © Cristina Rutter,
Charlie Mueller, Board Chair © Cristina Rutter
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With our world’s population projected to reach 9 billion by 2050,
the need to find ways for people to live sustainably on Earth grows
more urgent every year. There is more pressure on our natural
resources than ever before, and The Nature Conservancy is looking
for ways to protect our resources while also providing for our ever
growing, hungry world.
In this year’s annual report, we share stories of how our projects
here in Illinois influence the communities in which they’re located.
We share how our conservation efforts not only protect nature,
but also preserve and improve life. We’re showcasing Illinois’ own
“Natural Community.”
Thank you for your interest in The Nature Conservancy’s work
and your support that makes it a reality.
Leslee D. Spraggins, State Director
Charlie Mueller, Board Chair 2011-2013
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“It’s a really quiet place. When you look
at it from far away, it’s sort of like a
thick fur for the Earth. It’s just a very
beautiful place, very soft.”
NATURAL DESIGN
“While we may sometimes forget,
the Design for a Living World exhibit
drives home the inextricable link
between people and nature. And
it reminds us that we can promote
a global conservation ethic by
choosing sustainable materials that
support rather than deplete our
endangered places.”
-Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy
That is how Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma described
The Nature Conservancy’s Nachusa Grasslands Preserve after
seeing a prairie for the first time. Christien was one of 10
designers who immersed themselves in the beauty and benefits
of nature while creating products for the Design for a Living World
exhibition.
BACKGROUND PHOTO Designer Christien Meindertsma collects native plants at
Nachusa Grasslands. © Ami Vitale
INSET PHOTOS (L TO R) Meindertsma created a book, “49 Prairie Plants,” with pages
made of native prairie plants. She also created a rug with organic wool from Idaho.
© Roel Van Tour
The Nature Conservancy created the Design for a Living World
exhibition to encourage people to think about the products
they use, where they come from, how they are made and the
impacts they have on our planet. The Conservancy invited
designers from the worlds of fashion, industry and furniture
to create new objects from sustainable materials sourced
from Conservancy projects around the world.
On Exhibit in Chicago
The exhibition came to The Field Museum in Chicago May
2011, along with a complementary photo essay at the Lurie
Garden in Millennium Park. These newly created products
are meant to be beautiful and useful, to promote ethically
grown and harvested materials and to show the benefits
these materials can provide to the communities in which they’re
harvested. Conservancy sites in Alaska, Australia, Bolivia,
China, Costa Rica, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Mexico and
Micronesia are represented in the exhibition.
Showcasing Illinois
Along with her “Flock” rug made from organic wool harvested
from Idaho, Christien created a piece from Illinois’ prairie
grasses especially for the Chicago exhibition. “49 Prairie
Plants” is a book that consists of 49 sheets of paper, each made
of a different kind of prairie plant from Nachusa Grasslands.
“I hope people take away an understanding of what the prairie
is after seeing the exhibition. I would like people to understand
the richness of the ecosystem there,” Christien said. “I like to
design things that tell something about where they came from
and how they were made. Design for a Living World fits perfectly
with my philosophy.”
There’s still time to
see Design for a Living
World in Chicago!
See the exhibition at
The Field Museum and the
complementary photo
essay at the Lurie Garden
in Millennium Park through
November 13.
The Lurie Garden photos, by award-winning photographer
Ami Vitale, are behind-the-scenes Design for a Living World
images showcasing the people and landscapes in Alaska,
China, Mexico and Illinois. Both exhibits, which have drawn
nearly 700,000 visitors, are on display in Chicago through
mid-November 2011 and will then move on to Phoenix.
PHOTO Photo panels on display at the Lurie Garden in
Millennium Park. © Jamie Siegle/TNC
PHOTO See the “Design for a Living World” exhibit on display now
through November 13 at The Field Museum. © iStockphoto.com
It’s sunrise, and she has now fasted for
48 hours, a sacrifice freely made. She’s
dressed in everyday clothes—jeans and a
T-shirt—but she’s armed with the sacred
medicines of her people: cedar, sage,
tobacco and sweetgrass.
OPENINGOPPORTU
EMIQUON
Mother Nature’s breath of life sweeps through the tall
wild golden prairie grass, flows over the crystal clear
waters and then winds with speed through the hills in
which my ancestors are buried. And then, settles to rest
over the most beautiful place of all, Emiquon. As I look
over the vast majestic wetlands, I see the sacred water
that is surfacing once more. I am reminded that this is
only where this blessed journey begins! As I breathe in,
I can feel the life of all that has lived and all that is yet alive.
-Written by Andrew “Still Water” Brookman, 12 years old,
who created the name for the celebration “Birth Healing Day.”
Phyllis “Singing Bird” Ballard, of Mohawk and Seneca descent,
is a Native American pipe carrier. She stands atop ancient
burial mounds at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve each year on April 30, Emiquon’s “Birth Healing Day,”
with her prayer pipe to send prayers for Emiquon to God.
“I can feel the connection to our people here,” Phyllis said.
“It’s totally amazing. Even as I drive down the road, the
closer I get to Emiquon, I get goose bumps because I can feel
them here.”
PHOTO (TOP) Sunrise over floodplain wetlands at Emiquon Preserve. © Byron Jorjorian
PHOTO (BOTTOM LEFT) Phyllis “Singing Bird” Ballard with her grandson Andrew “Still Water”
Brookman during Emiquon’s “Birth Healing Day.” © John Ballard
If You Build It, They Will Come
For Phyllis, Emiquon is a spiritual place where she
can connect with God and her ancestors. For
Kathryn Cain, owner of River Crossings Restaurant
just up the road from the preserve, Emiquon is
something that could benefit the local economy.
UNITY
“I think Emiquon could make Havana a ‘go-to’
place and bring people here from all over,”
Kathryn said. “I think there’s the possibility for
new business ventures. I opened my restaurant
here last year in March because I knew what
was going on at Emiquon.”
Kathryn, like other local business owners, knew
the Conservancy was opening visitor amenities at
Emiquon and is looking forward to the people it
will bring to the area.
With support from Jonathan and Nancy Hamill and
the Hamill Family Foundation, the Conservancy
opened these new amenities on June 4, 2011. Additions to the preserve include: boardwalks reaching
800 feet into the wetland, canoe and boat launches,
hiking trails, observation decks equipped with
spotting scopes and pavilions with interpretive
signage for teachers, students, land managers and
other visitors.
Kathryn isn’t the only business owner who’s seen an
increase in sales after these facilities were opened
to the public. Steve Kelly, owner of American Sport
and Taxidermy in Havana, said he’s seen about a 10
percent increase in sales since Emiquon opened its
waters to fishermen. Tad Putrich, owner of Buells
Marine in Canton, said he’s also seen about a 10
percent increase in sales of trolling motors and
boats set up for trolling motors.
incidence and severity of floods, stormwater
runoff and water pollution.
Conservancy staff and partners are working to
accomplish this goal by constructing a controlled
reconnection between Emiquon’s waters and the
Illinois River. This process involves careful
monitoring of water quality and invasive species
like Asian carp.
Reestablishing the connection between Emiquon
and the Illinois River is only one step in the
long-term goal of protecting our vital freshwater
resources. Conservancy staff will continue
restoration efforts at the preserve as well.
“Earth provides us everything we need to survive,
from our medicines and our food to the air we
breathe and water we drink,” Phyllis said. “It
sustains us; it’s something we need to preserve.”
People aren’t the only ones coming to Emiquon;
this past spring Emiquon served as a refuge for
hundreds of thousands of snow geese and coots, in
addition to pelicans, cormorants, black-crowned
night herons and black-necked stilts.
What Lies Ahead
The ultimate goal at Emiquon is to improve
the ecological health of the Illinois River by
restoring this rich landscape to a functional
floodplain. That will also help reduce the
PHOTO New visitor amenities at Emiquon are family-friendly, including
interpretive panels and canoe and boat launches. © Cristina Rutter
After more than 20 years of research,
Rick Twait finally sees the work paying off.
He and scientists from The Nature
Conservancy and University of Illinois
have found a way to help provide clean
drinking water to nearly 80,000 people in
Bloomington, IL.
NATURAL SOLUTIONS
“This is a very exciting, very gratifying time,” said Rick, the
superintendent of water purification for the City of Bloomington. “We’ve finally found a potentially reliable, consistent
way to remove nitrates from Lake Bloomington.”
BACKGROUND PHOTO Aerial photo of wetlands on the west side of the Franklin Demonstration Farm.
© Tim Lindenbaum
INSET PHOTOS (L TO R) The City of Bloomington is home to nearly 70,000 residents.
Lake Bloomington is a drinking water reservoir for these residents. © City of Bloomington
Lake Bloomington, one of two reservoirs that provide the city
with its drinking water, has historically exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s drinking water standard for
nitrates. Nitrates in drinking water can lead to “blue baby
syndrome,” which causes a baby’s skin to appear blue-gray in
color due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.
A Unified Front
The Nature Conservancy has collaborated with a suite of
partners to design a “constructed wetlands” program along
Money Creek and Sixmile Creek, tributaries to the Mackinaw
River and sources for Bloomington’s drinking water reservoirs,
Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen. Partners in this
project include: the City of Bloomington, Environmental
Defense Fund, United States Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil and Water
Conservation District, University of Illinois and Illinois
State University.
The lands surrounding Lake Bloomington are 80-90 percent
agricultural, farmed for corn and soybeans and drained by
surface channels and subsurface tiles. Ten years of extensive
research by the Conservancy and its partners has shown that
wetlands constructed in targeted agricultural fields effectively
remove 46-90 percent of inflowing nitrates from underground
tiles that would otherwise enter adjacent streams and rivers.
While plans are still in progress, these organizations are
working with farmers along Money Creek and Sixmile Creek
to construct wetlands within their fields. Farmers are looking
forward to the partnership.
“I think this is an interesting project,” said a McLean County
farmer interested in the constructed wetlands program.
“If it isn’t going to affect me in any other way than taking a
few acres out of production, then I believe it has a large
enough benefit that works for everybody. I’m interested in
studying it; it seems like a practical, economical way for us to
be good stewards.”
Think Globally, Act Locally
While this work is local to Illinois, it also aligns with the
Conservancy’s global Water Funds program, which works
with investors— primarily large businesses and government
agencies— to establish funds for conserving key lands upstream
that naturally filter water and reduce its speed across the
land. At the same time, habitat for native plants and wildlife
is preserved.
“What is really exciting is that this is a collaboration of an
amazing group of partners that bring their experiences,
expertise and enthusiasm to this project,” said Dr. Maria
Lemke, aquatic ecologist for the Conservancy. “Collectively,
this team has the capacity to demonstrate the effectiveness
and efficiency of constructed wetlands and develop an innovative partnership model that leverages Farm Bill programs.”
This new project leverages Farm Bill programs by encouraging
the adoption of constructed wetlands across agricultural
watersheds, improving local drinking water quality and, on
a larger scale, helping abate hypoxia (oxygen depletion) in the
Gulf of Mexico.
DID YOU KNOW
.Billions of dollars are
spent cleaning water,
yet little is spent to
prevent it from
getting dirty.
.Scientists predict that,
if we continue on our
current course, twothirds of the world’s
population will face
water shortages
by 2025.
nature.org/water
When John Heneghan looks out over the
amber grassland at The Nature Conservancy’s
Nachusa Grasslands Preserve, he sees not
only the purple and yellow hues of bergamot
and coreopsis, but also the transformation
the preserve has undergone in its 25 years
of existence.
VOLUNTEER UNITY
“I would like to think I have had some small part in it,” said
John, a volunteer at Nachusa since 2007.
Nachusa celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and has
come a long way from the initial 80 acres purchased by the
Conservancy. Through land acquisitions, restoration and a
deep passion for conservation, Nachusa now stretches for
more than 3,000 acres and is home to 700 native plant
species and 180 species of birds.
BACKGROUND PHOTO Nachusa’s prairie began as an 80-acre parcel and now stretches for more than
3,000 acres. © Ami Vitale
INSET PHOTOS (L TO R) Children explore the prairie during a school field trip. © Ami Vitale, Volunteer
Gene Miller, who passed away in August 2010, helped build the visitor kiosk at Nachusa’s main entrance
nearly 15 years ago. It still stands today. © TNC Archives
Saving Remnant Prairie
This past year, the Conservancy added 350 acres to the preserve
with the purchase of the Orland Tract. This is an important
step as nearly 90 percent of the Orland Tract is made up
of remnant prairie and oak savanna habitat which has never
been plowed.
The Orland Tract helps create a critical bird migration corridor,
and it hosts state-listed rare plants like Hill’s thistle, kittentails
and fame flower. Prior to the purchase, the Orland Tract faced
the threat of development, and the remnant habitat was struggling due to a lack of fire, grazing issues and invasive species.
Now that the Conservancy has purchased this land, the
Orland Tract can be restored to a healthy habitat.
A Conservation Community
Volunteers at Nachusa and other preserves, including
the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and Emiquon, are
an important factor in restoration work. Gemma Guenther,
Midewin’s assistant volunteer coordinator, believes volunteers
are among the best advocates for conservation. The Conservancy relies on them to achieve its mission of restoring native
habitat, educating the public and providing opportunities
for recreation.
As much as the Conservancy relies on it volunteers, the
relationship is often mutually beneficial. While the volunteers
are working to restore the preserves, the time they spend at
the preserves allows them to bond with one another and come
together as a community.
“We felt we had found a place we could do something positive
for the environment,” John said. “I look forward to each trip to
Nachusa; it is like going home and seeing lifelong friends.”
Looking Ahead
Nachusa staff members are eagerly looking to the next
25 years with hopes of more land acquisition and the possible
introduction of native animal species such as bison and
prairie chicken.
“Nachusa has been recognized as one of the top two places in
Illinois for the reintroduction of the greater prairie chicken,”
said Cody Considine, conservation practitioner at Nachusa.
“If we continue to protect and restore more high quality
grassland habitat, the prairie chicken may become a reality at
Nachusa Grasslands in the next 25 years.”
And staff will not be alone in their efforts.
“Nachusa Grasslands is a place of wonder and beauty,” said
Mary Meier, a Nachusa volunteer. “We are very fortunate to
have played a part in its transformation, and we look forward
to many more years of conservation accomplishments.”
“We felt we had
found a place
we could do
something
positive for the
environment.”
-John Heneghan
PHOTO Volunteer John Heneghan
© Bill Kleiman/TNC
NATURAL PROGRESS
The Nature Conservancy is a world leader in cutting-edge
conservation science, and Illinois is home to two scientists
who help make this happen. Dr. Jeff Walk, director of science,
and Dr. Maria Lemke, aquatic ecologist, both received
recognition for their research this past year.
Walk, along with ornithologists from the Illinois Natural
History Survey, published the book Illinois Birds: A Century of
Change, which uses information from bird surveys completed in
the 1900s, 1950s and 2000s to document how Illinois birds
and landscapes have changed in the last 100 years.
Repeated at the same locations, these three surveys collectively
represent the oldest standardized bird survey in the United
States. For their work on the book, Walk and his co-authors
received the 2010 Conservationist of the Year Award from the
Illinois Audubon Society.
Lemke had two peer-reviewed papers published this year, one
in the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation and one in the
Journal of Environmental Quality.
PHOTOS (TOP TO BOTTOM)
Jeff Walk’s book “Illinois Birds: A Century of
Change” © Illinois Natural History Survey/
University of Illinois, Director of Science
Jeff Walk © Lloyd DeGrane, Aquatic Ecologist
Maria Lemke © Mark Godfrey/TNC
The first paper summarizes results from a series of surveys
that were designed to better understand farmers’ awareness
and ideas about conservation practices, the effectiveness of
outreach and implementation of these practices and factors
that influence farmers’ decisions to adopt various conservation
practices on their farmlands. The journal editors thought so
highly of this research that they also featured the results in a
general, technical transfer article in the same issue.
The second paper discusses the importance of working
with farmers along the Mackinaw River in Illinois and understanding what agricultural practices are effective, practical
and economically attainable for them when working to
achieve long-term conservation goals. This paper also discusses
the importance of developing a suite of agricultural best
management practices for land and water management
techniques aimed at reducing nonpoint-source pollution
along the Mackinaw River in Illinois.
A GLOBAL CONSERVATION COMMUNITY
Over the past four years, contributions to The Nature
Conservancy’s Campaign for a Sustainable Planet from Illinois
supporters have furthered conservation efforts throughout
Illinois and in 17 countries.
The Campaign came to a close at the end of June 2011, and
Illinois supporters gave a total of $56.6 million over four years.
Of the total given, nearly $10.4 million was aimed at international programs, ranking Illinois fourth in funds raised for
international programs by U.S. Conservancy chapters.
In Illinois, contributions helped add 350 acres of remnant,
never-plowed prairie to the Nachusa Grasslands Preserve;
protect land surrounding our Kankakee Sands, Indian
Boundary Prairies and Emiquon preserves; and support regional
programs such as the Great Lakes and Mississippi River.
“The support we received from Illinois helped jump start
two of our most significant projects in Brazil,” said Albano
Araujo, the freshwater coordinator for the Atlantic Forest
and Central Savannas Conservation Program in Brazil.
“The Water Producer Program is rewarding farmers and
ranchers for protecting water for people downstream;
this project is active in 16 pilot sites that serve one in 10
Brazilians. The Rural Environmental Registry is an
environmental governance tool that has protected millions
of acres of land throughout Brazil by helping bring
agricultural producers into compliance with
environmental law.”
Africa $7,263,066
Brazil
$1,550,000
Carribbean
$70,000
Great Lakes/Mississippi River
$1,997,094
Illinois’ science team also received significant support from
Illinois donors, enabling them to monitor wetland restoration efforts at Emiquon and develop effective tools to measure
and manage excess nitrogen runoff from farm fields into the
Mackinaw River watershed.
In Africa, designated contributions helped create 450 jobs
in conservation and tourism and establish 18 community-led
conservancies representing 100,000 people working to
protect 3.5 million acres of critical wildlife habitat.
Illinois Donor
Contribution Highlights
Illinois Endowment
$1,615,852
Illinois Land Purchases $7,971,323
Illinois Conservation
$7,515,272
Mexico/Central America
PHOTO Hippos wade in the Zambezi River in Zambia, Africa.
© Daniel White/TNC
$126,846
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY IN ILLINOIS BALANCE SHEET
AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
ASSETS
As of June 30, 2011
As of June 30, 2010
CASH & INVESTMENTS (OPERATING FUND)
$348,725 $549,740 CASH & INVESTMENTS (LAND AND RESERVE FUND)
$3,198,649 $4,658,618 CASH & INVESTMENTS (LAND PRESERVATION FUND)
$1,121,554 $1,121,554 GOVERNMENT GRANTS RECEIVABLE
$143,616 $121,726 PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT (NET OF DEPRECIATION) $3,037,712 $470,931 ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS
$10,051,995 $7,009,430 CONSERVATION LANDS
$37,183,293 $35,261,271 OTHER ASSETS
$3,471 $57,419 TOTAL ASSETS
$55,089,014 $49,250,688 LIABILITIES
INTERNAL LAND PERSERVATION FUND LOANS
$757,691 $776,399 DEFERRED REVENUE
$8,174,198 $8,507,703 OTHER LIABILITIES
$33,981 $78,522 TOTAL LIABILITIES
$8,965,869 $9,362,624 NET ASSETS
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
$10,051,995 $7,009,430 LAND PRESERVATION FUNDS
$1,121,554 $1,121,554 LAND FUNDS & RESERVES
$34,456,592 $31,045,528 OPERATING FUNDS
$493,005 $711,551 TOTAL NET ASSETS
$46,123,145 $39,888,064 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$55,089,014 $49,250,688 These are unaudited financials of The Nature Conservancy in Illinois, a
chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Audited financial statements of The
Nature Conservancy can be found at nature.org.
In FY11, Illinois donors committed $4,794,650 for the
Conservancy’s work in Illinois and an additional $3,464,760
for work outside of Illinois.
NATURAL ILLINOIS
The Nature Conservancy is working throughout
the state to protect nature and all life connected
to it. Our projects help provide cleaner drinking
water, develop innovative farming practices and
protect thousands of acres of native habitat.
View this interactive map online to see videos
and photos of the projects highlighted here.
nature.org/IL_Conservation
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CLICK: All of the feature stories in our annual report can
be found online with accompanying videos and photo
slideshows at nature.org/Illinois.
NATURAL
The Nature Conservancy in Illinois is
honored to recognize the following
individuals, corporations, foundations
and organizations whose contributions
have supported our work between
July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. All of the
donors listed have ties to Illinois, though in some instances their
donations supported Conservancy projects in other parts of the
world. We deeply appreciate every gift and regret that space
constraints prevent us from listing all donors. Thank you for your
generous contribution to the Conservancy’s work.
SUPPORT
Individual Donors
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
$100,000 AND ABOVE
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The Estate of Kelli Gardner Emery
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Scotty Searle
Mrs. Sally Searle
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$25,000-$99,999
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$10,000-$24,999
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$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous (2)
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R. Argon
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Gustavo E. Bamberger
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Jessica Doll
Sally Drucker
Mr. Andy Duerkop
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ehlert
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Elder
Dr. Janet Fair
Jill and Steve Flexman
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Florian
Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner
William S. Gray in Memory of Grace
Gray
Jodi Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Guenzel
The Hart Family
Randy and Thomas Heidenfelder
Sarah Hendershot
Rachel Kohler and Mark Hoplamazian
Ms. Helen Howes
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hull
Shirley F. and L. Barrie* Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jannotta
Barbara and Dennis Kessler
Ms. Therese M. Kitt
Mr. Vincent Kueffner
Carol and Ralph Lerner
Mr. Paul LeRoux
Ms. Barbara Luciani
Mrs. Dorothy Lundahl
Ms. Mary Ann Mahoney
Mr. and Mrs. Burt Main
BeLinda Mathie
Mr. Kevin McDevitt
Mr.* and Mrs. Marea McKeague
Michael McMahan
Using raspberry jam wood, New York
industrial designer Stephen Burks created
this piece, meant to crush plant materials
used for therapeutic or medicinal
purposes. © Mackenzie Stroh
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Meers
Anita and Bill Miller
Jan and Harvey L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Myers
Ms. Ellen J. Neely and Mr. Jeffrey S.
Arnold
Sheila and Paul Nollen
Patricia A. and George W. Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. William Osborn
Jeanne M. and John W. Rowe
Marsha and James Rubin
Mr. John Schlachtenhaufen
Mrs. Heather Sannes
Mr. and Mrs. John Schwemm
Laura and Alex Silva
Mark P. Smith
Ms. Judy Snyder
Mrs. Jean Stremmel
Dianne and James M. Stuart
Mr. David P. Thomas
Nancy and William Thuma
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Walton
Mrs. Carolyn White
Robert and Ardith Wilkens
Stefan Wipf
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (16)
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Adolph
Ann and Tom Alexander
Ansel Anderson
Ms. Cathy Anderson
Ms. Doris Angell
Susan O’Brien and Donald Arnold
Mr. Paul Backas
Sarah R. Pearson and Donald R.
Balcom
Lou and Jim Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ballantine
Jacob Barsy
Ms. Kathleen C. Bassi
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Becker
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Bednar
Mrs. Norma Z. Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Benson
Andrea Billhardt
Northern Trust: Lead Sponsor for
Design for a Living World
A generous leadership gift from
Northern Trust brought The Nature
Conservancy’s Design for a Living
World exhibition to Chicago in May.
Design for a Living World explores
the human connection to our lands
and waters. It asks us to think about
the products we use — where they
come from, how they are made and
the impacts they have on our planet.
“Northern Trust is committed to
fostering environmental sustainability
through various initiatives such
as emission reductions, reduced
electricity usage and recycling,”
said Charlie Mueller, senior vice
president, managing director
of Wealth Advisory Services at
Northern Trust. “Sponsoring the
Design for a Living World exhibit
has been a way to express this
Northern Trust is a long-time
commitment while building upon
supporter of the Conservancy. The
the long-standing relationship
bank has contributed to the Illinois
with The Nature Conservancy.”
chapter’s operations and projects
“Quote from Northern rep on
such as the Emiquon Preserve on
why they choose to support
Lead Sponsor,
Design
for a Living World
the Illinois River, as well as projects
TNC
efforts,
specifically
DLW
and operations in many other states. will go here.” -John Smith
CenterPoint Properties Helps Sustain
Midewin’s Volunteer Program
Through a generous $1 million contribution to The Nature Conservancy in
Illinois, CenterPoint Properties has established a permanent endowment fund
that will continue to grow and maintain the volunteer stewardship program at
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, a 20,000-acre restored prairie owned and
managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS).
The Conservancy and the USFS manage Midewin’s award-winning volunteer
program. Volunteers provide thousands of hours of aid each year by assisting with seed harvesting, planting, trail stewardship, stream data collection
and youth programs. Their contributions are reclaiming this land that once
housed the Joliet Arsenal and bringing a remarkable landscape back to life.
CenterPoint has supported restoration efforts at Midewin since 2004 when
it partnered with the USFS and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
This support has helped re-establish wetland restoration in the Middle Grant
Creek area and other watersheds on Midewin.
CenterPoint Properties has been a supportive neighbor
to Midewin since 2004 and will now help sustain the
volunteer program for many years to come. © Bill Glass
The scale at which volunteerism exists at Midewin cannot be sustained
without private funding. The Conservancy and the USFS are truly grateful
for CenterPoint’s support and look forward to the work ahead.
Adult and youth volunteers are a vital resource
to the restoration success at Midewin. Here,
they collect native seeds that will be used to
restore the prairie. © Greg Rodil
(background photo) Midewin’s restored
tallgrass prairie is wildly diverse with native
grasses and wildflowers. © Bill Glass
Glenna R. Eaves and Christopher J.
Boebel
Miss Ann Boisclair and Mr. Jeffrey
Jens
Mrs. Florence Boone
Mr. and Mrs.* William W. Boyd
Patricia R. and William P. Braker
Ms. Mary L. Brinegar
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Brofman
Ms. Suzette M. Bross-Bulley and Mr.
Allen Bulley III
Julie E. Brown
Ms. Sandra Brown
Kathleen Bruch
Ms. Jane Burwell
Ms. Elizabeth Capilupo
Margaret A. Ovitt and Ed Card
Ms. Cheryl SooHoo and Mr. William
A. Carroll
Mrs. Silas S. Cathcart
L. R. and Kevin Christensen
Ms. Susan L. Christensen
Mrs. Esther Cohen
Tsivia and Eric Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cottle
Patricia Cox
Mr. William D. Cox
The Estate of Grace R. Cubbidge
Jeanette M. Dacey
Mr. Robert Dennis
Mrs. Rhea Dever
Mr. and Mrs. David D’Hooge
Dr. Mark Dieterich and Mrs. Julianne
Dieterich
Carole and J.C.* Dobbie
Shawn M. Donnelley
Ms. Catherine M. Donovan
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Donow
Mr. John Doolen
Mr. Philip L. Dowd
Mr. Gerald M. Droszcz
Helen Dunlap
Mr. David C. Eades
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Keese Earle
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Egeberg
Miss Shirley M. Evans
Mr. James M. Ewan
Mary Fellowes
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fenner
Ms. Liza Yntema and Mr. Mark E.
Ferguson
Ms. Joy Fett
Leah Finch
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fischer
Mr. Edward L. Fitch
Ms. Sarah L. Flosi
Mr. Michael Q. Bily and Ms. Christy
Ford
Virginia and Peter Foreman
Mr. Robert Fortman
Ruth Ann and Guy C. Fraker
Dr. Lawrence J. Frateschi
Lisa P. Fremont
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Fried
Virginia and Alan George
Tom George
Dennis Gerrits
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Gibbs
Mr. and Mrs. John Gillett
Mr. Robert E. Gilmore
Mr. and Mrs. James Glasser
Diane and John Golan
Ms. Sue Golan
Mr. Arnie C. Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. John Golitz
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Goodman
JoAnn Kimzey and Daniel Goodwin
Mr. David Graupner
Ms. Susan Groshong
Mr. J. P. Guerin
Oliver Gugenheim
Linnea T. Hadlock
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Haffner III
Susan and John Hall
Ms. Kimberly Hamill-Dietz and Mr.
Jay Dietz
William Hamilton
Mr. Jerry Hansen
Marguerite Hark
Mrs. Edith Harris*
Mr. and Mrs. King Harris
Mr. Francis W. Hartel
Holly Hayes and Carl W. Stern, Jr.
Mrs. Thomas S. Hebda
Mr. and Mrs. R. Peter Heinkel
Mr. and Mrs.* Preston F. Helgren
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Herndon
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Herning
Allison and Brian Herriott
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hilzinger
Mrs. Mary P. Hines
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hood
Susan and Lewis Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Hostetler
Lucille E. Hubbard
Mr. David Hultgren
Mr. William Ibe
Dr. Robert F. Inger and Ms. Tan Fui
Lian
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ingraham
Gail E. Inman
Ms. Jacqueline Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Jaffe
Nami Jarrett
Eugene Jarvis
Ms. Jean Jederman
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jessen
Ms. A. R. Johnson
Mr. Alan W. Johnson
Nancy and Wade Judge
Dr. and Mrs. John Kalchbrenner
Davida and Dale Kalina
Mr. Mark Kamarauskas
Dr. Elizabeth A. Kaspar
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Katch
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kay
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keller
Ms. Diana M. Kent
Ms. Holly F. Kerr
Ms. Valerie Kidwell
Mr. Dennis M. Killian
Nancy and Mark Kimble
Mr. and Mrs. John Kinsella
Annette Kleinman
Linda Klepinger
Ms. Heather Korsvik
Mrs. Barbara E. Krause
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krehbiel
Mr. and Mrs. William Kubitz
Mr. Keith Kudla
Lianne M. Kurina
Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis
Diane and Dennis Langley
Mr. William Lannin
Barbara Wu and Eric Larson
Mr. and Mrs. James Leckinger
Nanci G. and Frank Leigner
Ms. Frances E. Leland
Kyle Lentz and Christopher Koch
Irmela Levin
Ellen and Jay Lewkowitz
Ms. Lorraine Lid
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Liebman
Theodore Livingston
Claudia and Jim Lockhart
Ms. Katherine Lorenz
Mr. Brian Lowry
Mary A. Lowry
Michael Ludtke
Jessica Lundevall
Ms. Cindy Madson
Damon Magnuski
Mr. Richard Maier
Fran and Doug Mains
Ms. Lucinda Fox and Mr. John J.
Mancini
Sandra and Jerry Manne
Victoria May
Mary and Peter Mazza
Chery and Robert McCarthy
Mr. John W. McGowan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLennan
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Meier
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Meloy
Lois and Hugo Melvoin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Metzler
Ms. Gwen Meyer
Kathy and Tom Miceli
Mr. and Mrs. James Miller
Sheila and Jeffrey Mohler
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moody
Ms. Anne Moreau and Mr. Scott
Dann
Ms. Barbara Y. Morris
Ms. Lois Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moser
Sandra Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy
R. M. Murray
Jossy and Ken Nebenzahl
Patricia Nebenzahl
H. Gael Neeson
Ms. Patricia Antoinette Neff
Mrs. Joan Neil
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nelson
The Conservancy in Illinois board members enjoy a fall day on the prairie. © Julia Bourque/TNC
Ms. Therese Nelson and Mr. Robert
Vassar
Dr. and Mrs. Lorin Nevling
Dr. John Nordwall
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Noyes
Ms. Nancy Olsen and Mr. Andy
Norton
Mrs. Kathy Tryner and Mr. James
O’Reilly
Mrs. Dorothy H. Owen
Ruth and Martin Ozinga
Ms. Joan S. Palincsar
Mrs. Patricia G. Pardee
Ms. Charlotte Pavelka and Mr. Doug
Reitz
Ms. Vera Pless
Ms. Paula J. Pomerenke
Mr. James R. Potter
Ms. Maria Poulos
Ms. Joan Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Pritzker
Mr. Patrick Rabau
Mr. and Mrs. George Ranney
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rauchfuss
Mrs. Robin M. Read
Mr. John B. Reid
Mr. and Mrs. William Reyner
Mr. Paul Rhoades
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ribstein
Dr. Betty Jacobsen and Dr. John
Rohsenow
Ms. Anne N. Rorimer
Mr. Nelson H. Rose
Morton Rosen
Mr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum
Mr. Myron Rosenthal
Ms. Jean L. Rothbarth
Mrs. Ann M. Rothschild
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rothschild
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rudisill
Ms. Linda Flack and Mr. Charles A.
Ruedebusch
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ryan
Kathryn Sandacz
Mr. David Sansone
Mr. and Mrs. Juris Sarins
Mr. Robert C. Sash
Ms. Susan K. Cotter-Schaufele and
Mr. Markus Schaufele
Isabel and Scott Schechter
Mr. Harold A. Schessler
Nancy and Randy Schietzelt
Patricia and Richard Schnadig
Mr. and Mrs. William Schoedel
Mr. David Scott
Mrs. Silvia Secchi
Illinois and Indiana Team Up to
Restore Wabash River Floodplains
As part of the Wetland Reserve Enhancement
Program (WREP), The Nature Conservancy
in Illinois and Indiana are working together
to restore floodplains along the lower Wabash
River. The Wabash River basin provides
some of the richest and rarest aquatic
biodiversity in Illinois.
A collaborative effort with the USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service, the
WREP will improve wildlife habitat for more
than 400 threatened and endangered species
and reduce sediments and nutrients moving
to the Gulf of Mexico. Its 2,000-acre project
in a six county area along the Wabash River
in Indiana proved to be successful in 20052007. The new goal is to restore another
5,000 acres, which will expand the previous
six counties in Indiana to nine and add six
counties from the Illinois side of the river.
BACKGROUND PHOTO: American White Pelicans on the
Mississippi River. © Michelle Kalantari/TNC
INSET PHOTO: Wabash River just north of West Lafayette, Indiana.
© Christopher Jordan
Larry Clemens, Indiana’s assistant state
director for conservation programs
who oversees work on the Wabash, said
restoration efforts will also provide cleaner
water, flood water storage, new habitat
and future recreation opportunities for both
Illinois and Indiana residents.
Monica and Stephen Sentoff
Lynne and Scott Settelmyer
Elizabeth Shaffer
Ms. Vickie M. Shaughnessy
Timothy C. Sherck
Mr. Vince Sherwin
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Shumway
Mrs. Robert F. Sibert*
Mr. Paul Sidrys
Ralph Silver
Eileen and Hal Sirkin
Mr. Charles E. Sisung
Ms. Barbara Skan and Mr. Sidney
Overbey
Ms. Susan Agate and Mr. Michael H.
Slutsky
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Smithback
Carol Vassallo and Paul Soderholm
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Solberg
Yvonne and Jim Southwell
Mr. Ron Spears
Mr. Bill Stenzel
Pamela and Ronald Stepansky
Mrs. Kay Stephens
Mr. James Stevens
Mrs. H. G. Stevenson
Ms. Stephanie Stoll and Dr. John F.
Stoll
Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Stone
Craige Stout
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Strasma
Anne S. Straus
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Struve
Mike Suchsland
Ian Sutherland
Mrs. Jean Hadfield and Mr. Edmund
Sutton
Mr. Anton Szabados
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Templeton
Inga Karliner and Jon J. Thaler
Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas
Mr. Thomas H. Thorelli
Jenny and Trevor Tomkins
Ms. Cynthia Totter and Mr. Donald
A. Totter
Mr. Donald R. Tracy
Mrs. Edith E. Trantina
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Trier
Anne Tucker
Anna Dirienzo and Aaron Turkewitz
Ms. Dora M. Ullrich
Mary and Jim Vieregg
Mr. Tilden Cummings, Jr. and Ms.
Sandra Vitantonio
Don Voelzke
Mr. and Mrs. James Voss
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waichler
Ms. Mary Walters
Ms. Ann M. Warren
Melissa and Larry Washow
Mr. Thomas J. Wedell
Mrs. JoAnn P. Wehrle
Mr. Lon J. Wehrle
Mr. Corwith C. White
Mr. and Mrs. John White
Dr. Elizabeth Fifield and Dr. Robert
W. Widing
Mr. James C. Wilborn
Ms. Jennifer K. Wilson
Juliana Whitmore and Peter Wilson
Mr. Robert I. Wilson
Mr. Stefan Wipf
Mr. Robert B. Wiringa
Mrs. Carol Wock
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolf
Bradley and Christine Wynn
Kevin Yaussy
Caroline Ziv
CORPORATIONS,
FOUNDATIONS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous (1)
Alternative Visions Fund
The Bobolink Foundation
CenterPoint Properties, Inc.
The Crown Family
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley
Foundation
Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation
Grand Victoria Foundation
Hamill Family Foundation
Illinois Clean Energy Community
Foundation
Northern Trust
Satter Family Foundation
Searle Family Trust
Tellabs Foundation
$25,000-$99,999
Anonymous (2)
Accenture LLP
Buchanan Family Foundation
Community Foundation of Central
Illinois
Exelon
Friends of Nachusa Grasslands
Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz
Memorial Foundation
Half Moon Foundation
C. P. Johnson Family Charitable
Foundation
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family
Foundation
MRB Foundation
Negaunee Foundation
NOW Health Group, Inc.
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation
Stewart Foundation
Tricord Foundation
Walter F. Wallace Jr. Memorial
Foundation
White Flag Foundation
$10,000-$24,999
Anonymous (4)
Acorn Foundation
Astellas USA Foundation
Caterpillar Corporation Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Earth Share
Roger S. Firestone Foundation
Four Cedars Foundation
Frankel Family Foundation
Full Circle Foundation
The Merwin Foundation
Oak Lodge Foundaton
Pond Family Foundation
Reed Family Foundation
Rex and Nelle Jackson Foundation
Rice Family Foundation
Smogolski Family 2008 Charitable
Lead Trust
Solberg Manufacturing
Sarah Spencer Foundation
Robert and Ardith Wilkens
William L. Searle Charitable Trust
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (2)
The Braeside Foundation
The Clovis Foundation
Dewoskin/Roskin Foundation
Dupage Community Foundation
Richard Hoghton Acker Memorial
Fund
James Huntington Foundation
The Edith B. and Lee V. Jacobs Fund
No. 3
JB and MK Pritzker Family
Foundation
Jenner and Block LLP
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Chicago
Kayser Family Foundation
Josephine P. and John J. Louis
Foundation
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation
M.R. Bauer Foundation
Millard Foundation
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Peter and Virginia Foreman
Foundation
Stericycle
Walter and Karla Goldschmidt
Foundation
The Warwick Foundation
Weiler Family Foundation
$2,500-$4,999
Anonymous (3)
Alben and Clara Bates Foundation
Bays Corporation
Ceres Foundation
The Danielson Foundation
Dorothy R. Donnelley C L T
ELCA Foundation
First Busey Trust and Investment Co.
Rosetta W. Harris Charitable Lead
Trust
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Katten Muchin Rosenman
Foundation, Inc.
Madden Family Foundation, Inc.
Motorola Foundation
Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation
Schuler Family Foundation
Synovate
United Way of Metropolitain Chicago
William Wrigley Jr. Company
Foundation
Ronald and Geri Yonover Foundation
$1,000-$2,499
Anonymous (5)
Amy and Steve Louis Foundation
The Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
Barnabas Foundation
Baskes Family Foundation
BGE, Ltd.
Blistex, Inc.
Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.
Bross Family Foundation
Candy Manufacturing Company
Charles H. and Beverly E. Shaw
Foundation
The Chicago Community Foundation
Clark’s Fork Foundation
Russell and Frieda De Yong
Foundation
Deloitte
Earth and Its People Foundation, Inc.
Fred and Helen Ellis Charitable
Foundation
Enbridge Energy Partners
Estelle Ecker Foundation
Gilmore Foundation
Gillian and Ellis Goodman Foundation
Household International, Inc.
HSBC
John Deere Classic
Jones Lang LaSalle American Inc.
Gerald and Karen Kolschowsky
Foundation
Market Strategies, Inc.
McDonald’s Corporation
Melvoin Foundation
Meridian Middle School
Morrison Family Foundation
National Foundation for Philanthropy
Network for Good
Nuveen Investments
The Philip and Lynn Straus
Foundation, Inc.
The Raynie Foundation
Red Bird Hollow Foundation
Reed Family Foundation
Robert I. and Muriel C. Osterberg
Family Trust
Robeson Family Benefit Fund
Seven C Foundation
The Shaw Company
Square D Foundation
A. E. Staley, Jr. Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Stone Family Foundation
The T. Lloyd Kelly Foundation
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
The Lawlor Foundation
TNH Family Foundation
WJ and JK Truettner Foundation
Ward C. Rogers Foundation
The Wein Family Foundation
Weston Foundation
FY11 PLANNED GIVING
IN-KIND GIFTS
(bold denotes new Legacy Club
members)
Anonymous (10)
Mr. Frank D. Ballantine
Steven E. Benton
Lee M. Burkey, Jr.
Meigan Cameron
Mrs. William A. Farnham
Ann B. Holt-Harris
Lin K. Jacobson
Linda L. Jones
Judith Joy
Connie and Dennis Keller
Myrna M. Killey
Douglas and Nancy Larsen
Deborah E. Leckband
Ann Lowry
Steve and Sandra McVeigh
Edward L. Mockford
Elena Celeste B. Mosier
Charles G. Mueller
Mrs. Richard A. Mueller
David Narwich
In Honor of Ruth B. Streib
Robert I. and Muriel C. Osterberg
James Otis, Jr.
Michael D. Pavilon
Kim Reynolds
Denise Sandoval and Frank
Oboikovitz
Warren Schumacher
Sandra Shaner
Paul and Carol Soderholm
Evelyn Sommers
Michael P. Steffen
In Memory of Shirley M. Swayne
Susan Van Duyne
Barbara Welsch and Richard
Walsh
Nicholas and Keven Wilder
Mr. Paul Dahlen
Fromm-Huff Farm
Illinois Department of Natural
Resources
P. S. Kipley
Make-It-Better Magazine
Miller, Hall and Triggs
SNR Denton US LLP
U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Eastern
Division
U.S. Forest Service
Willett, Hofmann and Associates, Inc.
Zeit, LLC
* If you made a contribution fitting these criteria in FY11 and were not
recognized, please call Sarah Kaliski-Roll at 312.580.2144.
OFFICES OF TRUSTEES
(AS OF JUNE 30, 2011)
Chair
Charles G. Mueller
Vice Chair
Harry W. Drucker
Treasurer
Lynne Dinzole
MEMBERS
Philip D. Block IV
Timothy L. Elder
Peter H. Fenner
Jamee C. Field
Elisha Gray
Jonathan Hamill
Carol Harrington
Scott K. Heitmann
Helen Howes
Jeffrey L. Johnson
Constance T. Keller
Rita Kress
Douglas R. Oberhelman
James Otis, Jr.
Brenda Shapiro
Richard E. Sparks, Ph.D.
David L. Thomas, Ph.D.
M. Jay Trees
Estelle Walgreen
Jennie Ward Robinson, Ph.D.
Nancy Hamill Winter
TRUSTEES EMERITUS
Jane Balaban
Henry T. Chandler
Donald R. Dann
Lynn B. Donaldson
Guy C. Fraker
J. Parker Hall III*
L. Hall Healy, Jr.
Bill Kurtis
Withrow W. Meeker
Davis U. Merwin
Lorin I. Nevling, Ph.D.
Seth Low Pierrepont
John W. Rowe
Harry C. Stone II, M.D.
Chair
Peter H. Fenner
MEMBERS
LIFE TRUSTEES
Henry N. Barkhausen
Charles C. Haffner III
Wendy J. Paulson
SCIENCE ADVISORS
Loretta Battaglia, Ph.D.
Robert F. Inger, Ph.D.
Greg Mueller, Ph.D.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS
COUNCIL
Wayne E. Baum
Herman Bodewes
Deb Burrus
D. J. “Bud” Davis
Timothy L. Elder
Robert Espeseth
Dr. Jack Gibbs
Lowell “Bud” Grieves
Michael R. Hasselberg
Carol Herndon
Ken Katch
Rita Kress
Dr. J. Stephen Marshall
Libby Mathers
Dr. Tim Morgan
Doug R. Oberhelman
Mike Quine
Kyle Robeson
Christopher Ryan
Scott Settelmyer
Dr. Harry C. Stone
Sally Stone
SCIENCE ADVISORS
Loretta Battaglia, Ph.D.
Robert F. Inger, Ph.D.
Greg Mueller, Ph.D.
Our Legal Community
The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
would like to thank the attorneys
who have helped Conservancy
attorneys. The donation of their time
and skills is greatly appreciated,
valued at $80,000 in services.
Thomas Geselbracht and Jesse
Dodson from DLA Piper LLP
Chicago, IL
Rod Slutzky from Slutzky &
Blumenthal
Chicago, IL
Kenneth Hartmann, Esq.
St. Charles, IL
Miller, Hall, Triggs
Peoria, IL
STAFF AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
State Director, Leslee Spraggins
Director of Conservation, Bob Moseley
Director of Operations, Nancy Joseph
Senior Marketing Director, Tom Eisenhart
Pia Almagro
Mary Anicich
Viv Bennett
Jason Beverlin
Doug Blodgett
Shella Blue
Julia Bourque
Allison Cisneros
Cody Considine
Kelsey Crimando
Elyssa Davis
George Derkovitz
Susan Donovan
Sara Flores
Laura Gannarelli
Diane Gerrish
Karl Gnaedinger
Stuart Goldman
Gemma Guenther
Sarah Hagen
Fran Harty
Bruce Henry
Tharran Hobson
Mark Jones
Sarah Kaliski-Roll
Robert Littiken
Sally McClure
Denim Perry
Cyndi Pontarelli
Phil Porter
Kevin Rohling
Annie Santoro
Rebekah Snyder
Rachel Sprenkle
Karen Tharp
Tracy Thomas
Kadee Tseitlin
Lucas Vereline
Shawn Yotter
BACKGROUND PHOTO: Ami Vitale
The Nature Conservancy in Illinois
8 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312.580.2100
nature.org/illinois
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The use of this recycled paper is consistent with
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© TNC 2011

Illinois Annual Report 2011

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