A Species of Land Like No Other ... The History of Conservation in the Chicago Region

Schedule

Tue Oct 06 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

University of Illinois Extension Lake & McHenry Counties | Grayslake, IL

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Travel across the epic sojourn of conservation Chicago Region style, examining some of the seminal moments and defining struggles that have marked our part of the world as an epicenter of environmental thought and action. Discover not only our rich heritage of setting aside land for the natural world but how a new form of conservation, based on building thousands of privately owned backyard arks is revolutionizing conservation for the decades ahead.

Speker: Ed Collins
This is an in-person presentation or join us via Zoom
To register please click this link:
https://registration.extension.illinois.edu/start/a-species-of-land-like-no-other-the-history-of-conservation-in-the-chicago-region
Presented in Partnership
with the University of Illinois Extension - Lake County
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University of Illinois Extension Lake & McHenry Counties, 100 S US Highway 45, Grayslake, IL 60030-2204, United States

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