Prairie State Conservation Coalition

Prairie State Conservation Coalition is a non-profit organization created to assist conservation land trusts, land owners and communities in their efforts to protect land and water resources in Illinois.

Board of Directors: 

Brook McDonald, President  

The Conservation Foundation - Naperville, Illinois

Vern LaGesse, Vice-President

Friends of the Sangamon Valley - Springfield, Illinois

Steve Barg, Secretary

Liberty Prairie Conservancy - Grayslake, Illinois

Emy Brawley, Treasurer

Openlands - Chicago, Illinois


Judy Barnard

Natural Land Institute and Commission of Winnebago County Forest Preserve District - Rockford, Illinois

Angelo Cappaerella

Parklands Foundation - Bloomington, Illinois

Carl DauBach

Clifftop - Maeystown, Illinois

Lisa Haderlein

Land Conservancy of McHenry County - Woodstock, Illinois

Bruce Hannon

Land Conservation Foundation - Champaign, Illinois

Fran Harty

The Nature Conservancy - Urbana, Illinois

Alice Henry

Prairie Land Conservancy - Macomb, Illinois

Vernon LaGesse
Friends of the Sangamon Valley - Springfield, Illinois

Nancy Hamill Winter

Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation - Elizabeth, Illinois

Karen Yancey

Barrington Area Conservation Trust - Barrington Hills, Illinois

Please click here for more information on recent board activity.

Membership Information:

Please contact Jerry Paulson at paulsonjerry@aol.com for more information about membership.

 

PSCC Bylaws:

Please click here to view the PSCC Bylaws.

 

Annual Meeting Information:

Please click here for agenda and information on Annual Meeting on February 29 and March 1, 2012 .

 

Land Trust Alliance Midwest Director Position:

Please click here for more information.

Board

Jerry Paulson (Natural Land Institute, Executive Director), Alley Ringhausen (Great Rivers Land Trust, Executive Director),
and Tom Clay (Illinois Audubon Society, Executive Director) retired from the PSCC Board of Directors.
All three were honored for the years of service at the PSCC Annual Meeting.