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Registration Form.  It's in Adobe Acrobat format.  If you need the Acrobat reader, you can get it free from Adobe by clicking the icon below and following the instructions.  Sorry, we're not set up for on-line registration -- you need to print the form and mail it in. Newsletters. Also in Adobe Acrobat format. September, 2008. May, 2008. January, 2008. September, 2007. May, 2007. January, 2007. September, 2006. May, 2006. January, 2006. By-laws of the Stewardship Group. Blooming Periods of Selected Flora of the West Chicago Prairie. Cover Sheet. Blooming Periods Table. Bird Observations on the West Chicago Prairie 2001-2005. Cover Sheet. Bird Observations Table. A short history of the West Chicago Prairie. Aerial view of the Preserve.  Taken April 17, 1993. We are an affiliate of The Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit land and watershed protection organization, is dedicated to preserving open space and natural lands, protecting rivers and watersheds, and promoting stewardship of the environment in northeastern Illinois. Established in 1972 by business and community leaders, it is the only environmental organization to receive the 2008 Annual Award for Business Excellence from The Business Ledger. Working closely with citizens, elected officials, developers, land use planners, park districts and forest preserves, The Conservation Foundation has helped protect more than 30,000 acres of open space. The Conservation Foundation has more than 4,500 donors and members. Its main office is at the 60-acre McDonald Farm in Naperville, Ill., with a program office located at Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery, Ill. For more information about activities, programs and membership, visit their web site or call 630-428-4500. Forest Preserve District of DuPage County - The FPD owns and manages the West Chicago Prairie and many other preserves in DuPage County.  Find out more about the activities going on.  They also have a page specifically for the WCP, with background and history. The Nature Conservancy - TNC manages a number of preserves and was instrumental in saving the WCP originally.  They continue to operate a Stewardship Network to share management techniques among volunteers like us.  TNC also owns and manages the Nachusa Grasslands, where we have adopted a 10-acre site for management. Illinois Prairie Path - The Geneva Spur of the Illinois Prairie Path runs through the West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve and provides access for visitors. A map of the system is on-line. The Friends of the Great Western Trail provide information about more trails in the area. Threats from Invasive Beetles - Info from the USDA Firewood Pest Alert Flyer Firewood Quarantine Notice Chicago Wilderness is an association of many natural resources in the Chicagoland area. Chicago Green Tech lists a number of programs of interest to environmentalists in the area. Lake Forest Open Lands Association is a private not-for-profit land trust in the Lake Forest area.

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