Illinois - The Conservation Fund

By the Numbers:

27,528 acres of land and water saved

Over 19,390 acres have been preserved in partnership with the United States Forest Service.
The Fund has leveraged over $5,342,000 in loans to protect land in Illinois through the Conservation Loans program.
Capital made available through Mitigation Solutions partnerships: $5,628,703
Acres Protected/Restored through Mitigation Solutions partnerships: 2,538

An integrated pastured egg production farm with an all-natural online and retail marketplace aggregating other local, sustaina...

Rustic Road Farm produces Certified Naturally Grown vegetables, honey, fruit, heritage pigs, dairy, goats, beef, chicken, lamb...

Through mitigation funding provided by Rockies Express LLC to offset the unavoidable impacts of the pipeline expansion, The Co...

The goal of the Strategic Land Acquisition Plan for Southeast Cook County was to develop a model that integrates land conserva...

Our Strategic Conservation Planning work provides a better way forward for smart development and creates a blueprint for livab...

The team of Chicago Urban Farm Solutions are talented diverse vegetable growers with a mission to produce high-quality vegeta...

On behalf of Garlic eScape, The Conservation Fund is investing in 30 acres of land, including a 1920s farmhouse that will be u...

The Conservation Fund is working with IDNR, Heartlands Conservancy and other partners to identify priority acquisition and res...

The Illinois Working Lands, Water and Wildlife Partnership is a new alliance formed to accelerate the pace of working land con...

The Illinois Hill Prairie Habitat Restoration Project is a multi-year effort to restore, expand and connect the rare hill prai...

Emy Brawley
State Director, Illinois and Director, Great Lakes Region, Conservation Acquisition
Clint Miller
State Director, Missouri and Regional Director, Central Midwest, Conservation Acquisition