Belynda Alberte on the Lake Plain and Waukegan Dunes

Name: Belynda Alberte on the Lake Plain and Waukegan Dunes
Start: 2025-10-16T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie

Schedule

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie | Waukegan, IL

The 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙬𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙚–𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙇𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 stretches 15 miles along Lake Michigan from Waukegan, Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin. Protected through the Lake Plain Coalition, efforts are underway to manage the Lake Plain as one unit across state lines.
In this talk, our Lake Plain Coordinator Belynda Alberte (pictured center) discusses why these habitats are so special and how they support endangered Great Lakes piping plovers. 💚
From 6–6:30 pm, guests can enjoy the museum’s special exhibit, 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢, 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘢 & 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘶𝘬𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴. It weaves together art, photography and science to tell the story of the piping plovers.
Belynda Alberte is the Coordinator of the Chiwaukee-Prairie Illinois Beach Lake Plain Coalition. She works with the Coalition with their organizational needs, seeking funding sources for habitat management and conservation strategies, and overall project management in the Lake Plain. She also assists in management and stewardship of the Lake Plain Natural Areas with agency staff, non-profits, and volunteers. A botanist by trade, Ms. Alberte”s Master's thesis explored the vegetation of the Lake Plain (University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Masters of Biology with a Concentration in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation).