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We save land. We save r iver s .

ANNUAL REPORT & Li s t o f Donor s

January 1 , 2005 – December 31, 2005

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This map shows the land preservation impact The Conservation Foundation has had over its 34-year history. Each dot represents a piece of property TCF has been involved with in some capacity- either directly or indirectly. The total amount of land preserved is approximately 15,000 acres.



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This past year was one like no other here at The Conservation Foundation. It was a year marked by great accomplishments, such as the launch of our ProtectKendallNow! initiative. It was a year punctuated by the growth of our organization. It was a year that saw reinforcement and strengthening of our mission to protect the natural beauty of our region’s land and rivers.We are thrilled by so many developments, from our successful strategic planning that yielded a vision for our organization’s future to the success of every open space referendum put before voters in 2005. One other development for which we are thankful: The growth of the staff who work at the McDonald Farm in Naperville. For one, we welcomed Stephen McCracken as our full time Director of Watershed Protection. Long-time employee Jill Johnson is now our full time Marketing and Communications Manager. To fill her shoes, we welcomed Carrie Thompson, who replaces Jill as our Office and Business Manager. We also welcomed to The Conservation Foundation Stephanie Sheetz, who is now our Land Use and Open Space Planning Manager. Stephanie is charged with a Herculean task. She is responsible for our new ProtectKendallNow!

initiative, a highly publicized program with equally high expectations. Its goal: build an unstoppable movement among landowners and public officials to save open land and protect watersheds in Kendall County, one of the fastest developing counties in the U.S. “Without a doubt, this has been a turning point year for The Conservation Foundation,” said President and CEO Brook McDonald. “Much of it was made possible thanks to our committed board members, who collectively met a challenge to double their giving this past year.” Whether it is generosity with time and money exhibited by our donors, those of us on the board, or whether it’s the conscientious, exemplary work done by our dedicated staff, it is the combined efforts of many that have allowed us to see such great accomplishments this past year. As we look ahead, ever mindful of the milestones we’ve already passed and of the solid support of our donors and the board backing us, we hold great expectations for even more success in 2006 and beyond.

Sincerely, The Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees and Staff

Established in 1972 by business and community leaders, The Conservation Foundation is a not-for-profit land and watershed protection organization, located in Naperville on a 60-acre working farm.

The mission of the Foundation is to enhance the quality of life by preserving open space, protecting natural lands and improving rivers and watersheds. The Foundation maintains a membership and donor base that nears 3,500 individuals and 500 volunteers in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois.

To help achieve this mission, the Foundation works on priority projects such as natural areas and open space preservation, education and advocacy. The Foundation also works in priority watersheds such as the DuPage River watershed, Big Rock Creek watershed, Blackberry Creek watershed, lower Fox River watershed, and the Aux Sable Creek watershed.

If you would like to add your voice for the protection of our vanishing forests, farms and open spaces, and help keep our waterways clean and healthy for present and future generations, then you are invited to join The Conservation Foundation.

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Printing donated by The

Northern Trust Company

of The Conservation FoundationA Letter from the Board and Staff

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Ask most political observers or junkies their thoughts on off-year local elections – just like the ones the suburbs experienced in the spring of 2005 – and likely, your response will be a pretty big yawn.

Yet this past year on the Will County ballot, something very un-boring lurked: A request made by the Forest Preserve District of Will County for voters to allow a hike in their collective tax bills to the tune of $95 million.

Some distance away in Kane County, there it was again – a similar request from that county’s forest preserve district, this one seeking $75 million.

The Conservation Foundation is no stranger to these kinds of requests. In fact, it is the recognized expert in organizing campaigns to pass these referenda.

Ever since it successfully campaigned in 1997 for a similar tax-hike in typically tax-averse DuPage County, the Foundation has viewed efforts to help voters see the benefits of approving such requests (more public

open space) as a way to fulfill its goals of protecting natural areas and raising the region’s quality of life.

In the past decade, The Conservation Foundation has seen unbroken success with every referendum campaign, six total, in which it’s been involved.

The one put forth in early 2005 by the Forest Preserve District in Will County was that county’s second open space proposal since The Conservation Foundation started open space campaigning. The Kane County question was also that forest preserve district’s second request in just six years. In both cases, when the vote

totals came in, the unbroken success record remained unscathed.

The Will County referendum success was notable for two reasons. Few such requests, if any, have ever approached the $100 million mark and not been laughed out of the voting booth. That this one garnered “yes” votes and not laughs means voters took the matter of open space and their quality of life very seriously. Also, the approval came amid the failure of nearly a dozen other referenda put before voters by various other government agencies in Will County.

The Conservation Foundation’s work on these campaigns sparkled with many facets. It organized groups of citizens who would, in essence, become mini-campaigners among their own circle of friends, family and associates. It conducted polls. And it spoke with a reasoned voice to the issue whenever it had contact with the media.

“While it’s gratifying to know we have had a hand in bringing success to these campaigns, the credit belongs with the forest preserve district officials, including Kane County Forest Preserve District Board President John Hoscheit and Will County’s Forest Preserve District Executive Director Mike Pasteris,” said Brook McDonald, President and CEO of The Conservation Foundation.

“They – every district board member and staff member – are the ones who had the foresight to see that protecting natural areas for the future required securing financial resources today,” McDonald added. “And they are the ones who found the political will to put the question before voters.”

Copyright © 2006 Media Answers, Inc. All rights reserved.

“Protecting natural

areas for the

future required

securing financial

resources today.”

StillVoters continued to shout “YES!” for open space protection

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Protect Kendall Now! is off to a solid start with its ambitious aim of steering one of the nation’s fastest growing counties toward more preserved open space.

Future Open SpaceKendall County’s

Planning

Why did The Conservation Foundation implement the Protect Kendall Now! initiative in June 2005?

Take a Sunday drive sometime south on Ill. Route 47, south of Yorkville, south of Ill. Route 71. Keep going for several minutes. It won’t take long until you’re surrounded by seemingly horizon-to-horizon farmland very reminiscent of Illinois’ agrarian landscape.

You might ask yourself if this truly is some of the nation’s most development-threatened open space and farmland. Think not? Think again.

Take that same Sunday drive south on Ridge Road, a few miles south of Oswego. Head toward Minooka. You’re still in Kendall County. Look west (off the ridge for which the road is named), and you’ll see some of the same land you’d see off of Route 47. Maybe. Numerous newly-built subdivisions dot that corridor, so the once-spectacular western vista is fading fast. Look east and see thousands more new homes that either are built or are being built on newly incorporated land by Joliet.

Kendall County is the second fastest growing county in the United States. None outpace its rate of development in Illinois. It is projected that by 2030, Kendall County’s population will balloon to 223 percent of its 2000 census numbers. Joliet alone is expected to add 76,000 homes to the Kendall County landscape in the years to come.

Why the Protect Kendall Now! initiative? Why indeed. Its aim is to increase the pace of land conservation by identifying all of the county’s undeveloped natural areas along with the people who own that land, and to work with all Kendall County town leaders to ensure greenways and natural areas within their current and future borders can be preserved.

Protect Kendall Now! also aims to help county leaders ensure that forest preserve land acquisition remains an ongoing and solid priority.

The initiative is being spearheaded by one of The Conservation Foundation’s newest staff members, Land Use/Open Space Planning Manager Stephanie Sheetz. In her first few months as head of the two-year, $316,000 program, she’s already overseen a saturation media campaign, complete with informational commercials, that successfully increased

awareness among Kendall County residents of the development threat

facing them and the urgency to protect open space NOW.

During the second phase of Protect Kendall Now!,

Sheetz has been working with a steering committee comprised of

representatives from each public and private entity in the partnership to create a

master Open Space and Natural Areas Plan for the county, which when completed will help prioritize and guide open space protection activities for the County in the future.

“The idea here isn’t to replace the individual planning being done by local and county government leaders, it’s to ensure all of these great efforts are coordinated and tied together,” Sheetz said. “We want to ensure that development and land conservation don’t battle each other, but instead go hand in hand.

“This way, the high quality of life that Kendall County residents currently enjoy can remain high,” she said. To keep up with the progress of Protect Kendall Now! visit www.protectkendallnow.org.


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The idea for the Prairie Oak Society was born out of necessity. In the months ahead, plans by The Conservation Foundation to initiate a major capital fundraising campaign will be ramped up tremendously. Yet a year ago, it was clear that the Foundation needed a larger core

of individuals who could give financial gifts of $1,000 or

more if such a campaign is to have any kind of success, said Development Director

Chere Hayes. “Those who can give

at that level can be some of our greatest ambassadors,”

Hayes said. How those people can be reached, however, presented a

challenge – one met, Hayes said, when the Board of Trustees

took up and overcame its own challenge: Increase giving among

the trustees. “Board members

can be some of the best at identifying major

donors,” Hayes said. “So they undertook the

challenge of giving at a higher level to make it more comfortable for them to approach others who they’d like to give at a higher level too.”

What happened? Board member donations doubled during the past year, Hayes said. Today, thanks in large part to their own strong commitment, outreach by board

members to their peers resulted in the Prairie Oak Society ranks swelling to nearly 90, more than twice the number who gave gifts at that level in 2004.

Being a part of the Prairie Oak Society has its advantages. For example, those who give at that level get to take part in special events designed specifically for them, including tours of private properties, some saved by way of a conservation easement, Hayes said.

One such property is the Corwith Hamill property in Wayne. Lunch and wine were part of the event held this past September, as well as a walking tour, allowing members of the Prairie Oak Society a glimpse of a private property normally not accessible to the public. Another such tour will take place at the headquarters of the St. Charles-based pond supply wholesaler Aquascape Designs. It’s a building touted as one of the most “green” ever created, Hayes said, and getting to tour it will be something special for Society members to enjoy.

Having such a committed and active Board of Trustees and generous donors willing to give so much makes The Conservation Foundation feel very supported and ready to launch into new endeavors. The success of

the Prairie Oak Society creates optimism for a bright future.


Prairie Oak Society:Generous donors support

The Conservation Foundation

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$25,000 And UpBetty BradshawItasca Bank & TrustStephen & Elizabeth Van ArsdellGaylord & Dorothy Donnelley FoundationGrand Victoria FoundationIllinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

$15,000 to $24,999Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD.

$10,000 to $14,999Chauncey & Marion D. McCormick Family FoundationSteven & Kathryn GravesCorwith HamillLaSalle Capital InvestmentsDouglas & Fran MainsSpraying Systems Inc.

$5,000 to $9,999Alps DevelopmentAquascape Designs, Inc.Bill & Sandra BarclayJanet & James D’AmbrosioDuPage Community FoundationHamill Family Foundation John HoscheitIcon Digital Design & Illustration, Inc. Ingalls Farm LLC Randy Kurtz & Linda NelsonRobin LaBanczBrooks McCormickMolex Inc.Northern Trust BankKay Stephens S & E Bramsen FoundationSpraying Systems

$2,500 to $4,999City of Aurora DeKalb County Board Deloitte & Touche Fifth Third Bank Inland Real Estate Development CorporationJim & Sharon HuckBill & Peg JensenNicorNorth American Water Garden Society Parsons Sheaffer InternationalUnited City of Yorkville V3 Consultants Waubonsee Community College

$1,000 to $2,499Margaret BaackBig Sky FarmBigelow HomesBP America Cleve CarneyRobert ClavelCommonwealth EdisonCrown Community Development Downers Grove Park District Bill DawePeter DorisDowners Grove Junior Woman’s ClubDugan & LopatkaJeff & Jennifer DuncanNeill & Parkie EmmonsEngineering Resource Associates Michele EvardFE Wheaton & Co

Forest Preserve District of DuPage CountyDavid FoxRichard & Marjorie GieserLynda GivenGKN FoundationTim & Jodi GreeneGuardian Construction Products Inc.Doug & Carol HancockGwen & Chet HenryLance HerningHamilton Consulting The Huizenga FoundationDarrell & Valencia Ray JacksonJF New & AssociatesKane County Forest Preserve DistrictKayser Family FoundationKeson Industries Inc.Ruth KretschmerBrook & Adona McDonaldNaperville Park DistrictRon & Sue NosekIrv & Mary OchsenschlagerLarry & Kaaren OldfieldOpenlands ProjectFrank RusBob Schillerstrom & Mary Beth O’ConnorBruce & Jo Ann SchurmanChristine Sobek & Paul AndersonJohn & Mary SubatTurner ConstructionGerald & Sarah WardRon YenerichWaste Management of Illinois, Inc.Wight & CompanyWill County Forest Preserve District

The Conservation Foundation is proud to present the members of the Prairie Oak Society. These generous donors have contributed a minimum of $1,000 in a calendar year to The Conservation Foundation. This special group of people has made conserving our natural areas a priority in their lives and we want to extend our most sincere gratitude to them and all our donors. Please call our offices if you are interested in joining the Prairie Oak Society.

From January 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005Donors

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DonorsFrom January 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005

$500-999Steven & Susan AlbertMarc & Carol AsselmeierDalip BammiRichard BeckerMary Bradford-WhiteLory & Julius De BeirRichard De BeirCarol DotyCarol Stream Park District Day & Robert P.C. Elmhurst Park DistrictEugene FischerDavid FoxGeneva Park DistrictJames Grimm & Cheryl Beebe-GrimmMichael HainesHarris Bank NapervilleAllen & Jane HoffmanLincoln HubbardNaperville Woman’s ClubNorthwestern Flavors LLCMaury & Jean OxenreiterJohn RogalinPhilip SchlabachMarilyn SchweitzerSteven & Megan ShebikJack ShoubaRichard & Jeanne SigmanBeatrice TassotTom & Stephenie ToddEdward VendelHans & Lisa WeckerleDick Young

$250-499Wallace & Jane Brown Steve & Patricia CarrowJohn & Mary ChurchCity of JolietPete & Kathie ConnollyConservation Design ForumGeorge M. CovingtonSteve ElbertSteve & Cindy EllisEd & Nell EvansGeorge & Judy FitchettFrank & Lonnie FolkJ. Terence & Mary GallagherGordon & Nancy GoodmanJames HearnsRoss & Karen Hill

Allan HinsSteve & Michelle HujarFred & Janet JacobsMartin & Pat JahnVon JansmaJeff & Jill JohnsonKyle & Alice JohnsonWade & Tracy JoynerRogerta JulienJeff & Carol KincaidKarl & Maria KnechtKnoch Knolls Homeowners AssociationDan & Julie LongManhattan Park DistrictJack & Kathleen MenschingMidwest GroundcoversPatricia NeffNicor Gas Mark & Deborah NovakRobert & Mary O’ConnorO’Donovan & Son Landscaping, Inc.Tim & Kim PollowyKyle & Martha PriceMichael & Barbara RahalR. Thomas Richardson & Barbara EychanerGeorge & Nancy ShorneyMike & Stephanie StoutSunny Valley FarmSteve Tiwald & Karen HuttJames & Mary Eleanor WallJames WearWebster McGrath & AhlbergWinnebago County Forest Preserve District

$100-249Jane AmorosiDavid & Marybeth AndersonArvee & AssociatesKris BachtellJohn & Elisabeth BaconRuthanne BairdNoonie BartonDan BasoreCharles BerglundCongresswoman Judy BiggertFox Valley Park District John BinneboeseSteve BraunRay & Martha Bright

James BrylaFlorence BurekCampton Historic Agricultural Lands Inc. William & Jill CarlbergWilliam & Marietta CarrollPhilip CarterTom & Suzanne CaseyChannahon Park DistrictElizabeth CherryKaren ChristensenMichael Church & Susan MendelsohnCity of West ChicagoKaren Elise ClayBrent & Susan CoulterWilliam & Nancy CoxTimothy CroninBill & Jennifer DavisCarolyn DeCesariRonald DellBernita DeSalvoJohn & Mary DeVriesChris & Carole DobbieGerard DonnellyKathy & John DonofrioBrenda DorseyDuPage CountyDuPage County Farm BureauDuPage Volunteer Stewardship GroupElmhurst Bicycle ClubRobert & Sandra EmmelRon & Judy EshlemanDenise Farrugia & Ron BurgessRichard FergusBetsy FikejsSusan FindlingRichard FinstromJohn & Christina FrettRolf & Jackie FritzDianne GalatSusan GatelyKathy GollandLucky & Jody GosainCarl GreerDorothy GreinerRobert HackerHoward & Kris HammerMaxine HansenNancy HarperHarris Bank FoundationBarbara Harty

Pierre HatchDoug & Chere HayesBen & Lois HeatonStephen & Amy HeimDavid HendersonBernie & Cindy HennessyChuck HenningBuffy HigginsHitchcock Design GroupHobson Creek Community CouncilNed & Maureen HoeppnerRey & Fran HoffmannJim & Marci HofnerCraig HoldernessRichard HospersConrad & Ruth HowardIllinois Nature Preserves CommissionAlla JablokowSuzanne JacksonBen JaegerJane JegerskiBarbara JohnsonTerry & Janet JohnsonKane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation DistrictKaneville TownshipDenis KaniaRobert & Marilyn KatreinRichard & Dianne KavanaghRobert & Bonnie KegleyJoseph KindlonJack & Virginia KnuepferCurtis & Carole KochDaniel & Chris KramerMichael & Karin KrumpeltJulie KulakJoseph LachMichael LambertRobert W. LamprechtCarolyn LawlerLeonard Dreas & Assoc.James LeonasGeorge & Pat LindnerMichael LinzLisle Library DistrictHenry LobbesLombard Park DistrictDwight & Vivian LundManges Realty Inc.Francis & Margaret MarsalaDonald & Alice Martin



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Peter & Victoria McGingKay McKeenEarl MeisingerDebra MennellJohn MickusMollie MillenMark & Jean MondralaPaul & Jean MooringThe Moran FamilyLester & Sue MorssPeter MortonMoser EnterprisesCharles & Toni MuellerLouis MuléRobert MunsonRuth NajachtDiana NascaCampton Township Gina Nicholas & Rex WilsonJoseph NigroMrs. Joseph NigroNortheastern Illinois Planning CommissionEvelyn NosekEllen & Phillip NothOak Brook Park DistrictHoward OneilRon OryOswegoland Park DistrictJames PandolfiRobert PaszczakGeorge & Karen PeckArlene PerrySusan PetersR. Dean & Lorraine PierceMrs. Robert PiersonRobert PizzurroPlainfield Park DistrictPlainfield TownshipPlano Economic Development Corp.Bob & Lois PolzinEugene PomeranceCarey RandallAllen & Ellen ReedLinda Reid & FamilyThomas RichterRoger & Barbara RitzmanDale & Arlene RobbLinda RobertsonDennis & Rosina RohdeMargaret SaboChris & Joyce Saricks

Thomas & Margaret SchneiderSchoppe Design Assoc.Linda SchraderBarb SearsStephen & Monica SentoffKenneth & Maureen SheproJack ShoubaKent SimsNancy SindelarPhilip & Elizabeth SmithSmith EngineeringBob & Carole SorensenHarry SpyrisonSt. Charles Park DistrictJan StrasmaChristopher & Heather StullMarilyn SucoeTeska AssociatesCharlie & Nell ThurstonClyde & Linda TorpScott & Sherry TorppeyJames TruesdaleThomas VargoBob VickVillage of AddisonVillage of BolingbrookVillage of ElburnVillage of LisleVillage of Oak BrookVillage of Park ForestVillage of PlainfieldVillage of RoselleVillage of Villa ParkVillage of WoodridgeDale Von OhlenPeter VourosBrent & Jean WadsworthJeffrey & Sue WallaceJohn & Cheryl WanskaGeorge WareJoe & Wilma WarkWarrenville Park DistrictAnn & Ben WasmanThomas & Janiece WatersWDSRAWest Chicago Park DistrictRichard WhitneyWilliam & Shauna WietGregory WilcoxKevin WilliamsWinfield Park DistrictWoodridge Park DistrictDon & Roberta Wostratzky

Steve YeazelDonald & Marcia ZeilengaJane Zvokel

Up to $99Richard AckerSharon AdamsClarence AlbertsonCatherine AllenMarilu AlonsoMichael AnderJudy AndersenRobin & Linda AndersonTed & Andrea AndersonDavid AndrusykGlenn & Lacy AntonsonDoug ArmantroutJoe ArnoldSteve ArnoldRobert AshJack & Dorothy AylwardMark BaenzigerDennis BakerEdwin & Pamela BallardBank of America Matching Gifts ProgramBill & Eleanor BarbinoDiane BarbretRuth BarnesEd & Laurie BarsottiSandra BauerDavid BauerDenise BayerEd & Ellen BeaulieuPatti BellockWilliam & Marilyn BenedekScott BergerWilliam & Janet BermannLouise BernierValerie BlaineJudy BoehmerBonnie BombaGenie BrackenridgeWilliam & Jacqueline BrauerJohn BrewsterDavid & Mary BrummelJean BrunoDale & Judy BrysonElizabeth BuchingerDonald & Betty BuikThomas Burke Jr.Carol CainThomas & Susan Camasta

Alice CarneyRussell ChapinChapman & CutlerChicago’s FarmersCity of Geneva City of WarrenvilleEdward & Margaret ClarkJohn ClowRobert ClowPhelps & Jean ConnellDaryl & Jan CooperJane CoryMary Lou & Wayne CowlishawDavid & Marie CoxState Representative Tom CrossTed DahlstromJohn & Pam DalbyMelanie DaweJenny DawleyMarcus De La FleurDeKalb County Farmland FoundationReagan DeschainePaul & Kathy DidzerekisDave & Karen DiersenRay & Bette DieterGreg & Lisa Dieter & FamilyRosemary DixonEd & Ellen DolezalDennis DreherJohn DreyerAnn DroverDuPage Environmental CommissionDuPage Mayors & Managers ConferenceKenny & Cheryl DurlandJohn & Joan DyerEarth’s EchoJoanne EastRichard EastmanEric & Danielle EbersoleDonald EckmannMike Edsey & Pam KarlsonJames & Patricia EggenPhilip ElfstromV. Daniel ElviraR.R. EngelhardtJoseph EspositoTom FarthingShirley FasbenderEdward Fauth Ed.D P.E.James & Valerie Feld

From January 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005Donors

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Bill & Sue FergusonRex & Jerilyn FermierLaura FesteDavid FichterMel & Carolyn FinzerRoland & Clarise FischerMarybeth FlaterSandra FosterDavid & Jane FoulserFrankfort Public Library DistrictWilliam FranzD. Russell & Elizabeth FreesWilliam & Lucille GainKent & Sonja Gallagher Galusha FarmJane GanoAlan GardRichard & Rosemarie GatehouseUrs Geiser & Mary HobeinTim GerkMarty GermannJay & Linda GilbertKaren GilesRichard & Sherry GilloffoBarbara & Anthony GiordanoGodley Park DistrictL.A. GoldschmidtBill GrabarekMichael & Victoria GrahamChris & Beth GrahamC. Samuel GrayJeff GreenspanJudith GreenspanRuth GreerThe Growing PlaceRoger GygerSusan HaaseRobert & Kathrin HaegerEd & Jennifer HammerMichael & Yvonne HammondHansen ConsultingDavid & Pauline HardingBob & Joan HarrisGlen & Rose Hartweck Anita HealyPaul HeidebrechtJerry & Connie HeinrichKen & Paula HelbergAnn B. HendersonWayne HendricksonScott HenseyRobert HestermannScott & Jessica Hierbaum

Ellen Burd HikesSteve & Sue HillEleanor HimmelfarbPaul HinterlongDonald Hinterlong Jr.Mark HochsprungH.C. HollandLinda HolmesPam MeyersDavid HoppertRoger HothamMaureen HueyDavid HulanMichael & Patricia HusseyRobert IdenHelen IhrigArt JablonskiDon & Carol JacobsenBen JaegerDavid JagodzinskiSusan JayneMick & Lynne JencoTimothy JenkinsPatricia JohansenAl & Jan JohnsonPhilip & Andrea JohnsonEllen JohnsonKen & Barbara JonesClyde & Sharon JonesKathryn JordanRichard & Ann JorgensenJeff & Lori JostSandy KaczmarskiCatherine KadukSusan KaleyNanette & Mike KalscheurPaul & Mary Lou KalstedRuth KaneJane KarasickJane KastnerJean KauthKeepsake Memories ClubSteve & June Keibler Sylvia Kellogg & Mike SzyskaMichael & Denise KenealyMike KenyonCharles & Mary KerbsLura KiesaKay KirkpatrickDolores KlattTerry & Jan KleinAngelo & Cynthia KleronomosJames Knudsen

Scott KobalHenry & Celeste KobulnickyDonna KoehlerRuthann KoenigArt KolarDeborah KolasaRoger KoteckiSuzanne KranzCharles KraupnerSteve & Amy KrentzEric & Tara KristoffPolly & Bob KroehnkeGail KroepelMichael & Karin KrumpeltLeo Krusack D.D.S.Angelika KuehnRaymond & Harriet KuhnDavid & Sally KuntzLenard LaBelle MDLauren LakebergLAMB Financial ServicesLawrence & Donna LanciottiEmily LarsonRobert LaskowskiLarry & Lucea LedenbachSusan Lee Dr. LerohlGregory LestonYvette LiautaudBernice LinchesterCarl & Ann LindLouis LiskaDan Lobbes & Mary SteskalLincoln & Sandie LockhartLombard Junior Woman’s ClubWarren & Jill LudvigsenGail LuedkeN.P. LuginbillAlan & Therese LynnFred MaierRobert & Jeannette MarlowAlan B. MarshJames & Ingrid MarshallJoan MartellottoWilliam & Mary MarzanoKimberly MazanekPatrick & Dolores McCarthyJohn McCollumDennis & Charlene McDonaldJoan McEachernJoe McElroyArneil & Joan McGowanDavid & Mary McGowan

Tim McGree & Patricia CurtnerFred McGuireGreg & Kay McKeenPaul MichelJudy MillerFrank MillerPatricia MillerRandall MillerMichael & Kimberly MitchellRobert & Helen MitchlerScott Mitzner & Beverly AaltonenVirginia MonroeNancy MoresVincent & Ellen MorrisThe Morton ArboretumDonna MossKen & Julie MuenzJohn & Diane MulkerinDavid & Sally MullanKarl MullerAudrey MuschlerThomas MuthJayne MyczekPatricia NaguibNaperville Garden ClubNaperville League of Women VotersDavid NargisKatherine NavotaMarianne NelsonNaneil NewlonDiana NicholasJohn NoelNancy NovakL. NuderaIngrid O’BrienBill O’ConnellEugene O’ConnellJoseph & Joan O’ConnorTom OlsenDavid & Helen OlsonRobert & Pam OttoBonnie PackerDiane PallardyBrian & Juilee ParpartDave & Nancy PatushTim & Maria Dripps PaulsonJohn PerreconeMurray & Frances PeshkinMark PetriJason & Stephanie Anne Kerr Pettit



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Donors From January 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005

Jan PietkaPhilip & Kristin PiscopoDaniel & Judy PiszczekJoe PizzutoPaul & Joan PociusN.J. (Pete) PointnerAllan PoolePaul & Robin PyrcikPaul & Sue RaabChristine RadognoAllan RaeDave Rahtz & Diana MallySarah RalphDon & Marion RaueDarshan RawalEdward RazimRBR VisionNancy ReaganCharlotte ReidWilliam & Nancy RistauHoward & Mary RittgarnMissy RogersNeil & Patricia RoseDan RosenerJames & Roseanne RosenthalSteven & Barbara RothmanNancy SallmanMyran & Mary SauerClaire Anne SauntryDietmar ScheelRichard Scheffrahn & Anne LuciettoSheila SchillerEllyn SchmitzLois SchnizleinDon SchuemanChris SchwarzGerry SczygielJim & Helen SearsSears You Can Make A Difference Lisa SeleskiDarlene SengerLoretta SengstockSue SheehanAndy & Stephanie Houk SheetzKenneth & Marcey SiegelRobert SkrockiMichael & Phoebe SmithDonald & Marion SmithDonald & Nancy SmithRichard & Evelyn Soldat

Chelsea SouterBetty SpahrCliff & Kathy SpencerRob & Katie SperlNancy Spring-EppleyFrank & Gundy SprouseFlorence StebenStephanie StevensonCraig StevensonShirley StittChristine StockerAlbert & June StoltzJoyce StoneJan & Ellen StortzSamuel Stout Jr.Dennis StreicherKirby & Jody StrohmSkip StubbsLinda SullivanLinda TaboadaRichard & Georgia TappanJane TaylorJoan TaylorTed Gray & Associates Werner & Anne ThieleRichard Thomas & Sharon StrattonAlasdair & Carrie ThompsonDouglas & Jean Follett ThompsonMary ThomsonJack TisonTheresa TodusElpidio & Bonnie TorresKenneth TowlesDonald ToyHoward & Joyce TrierRussell & Sue Tripp

Diane & Thomas TrollBruce TrotterTrust for Public LandJoseph & Mary Beth TurekMelinda TuryTwin Star RanchAnthony & Marilyn TyznikDick UntchJohn (Jack) & Mary UdelhofenClyde & Joan UebeleUSG FoundationPeter VeitVillage of South Elgin Village of Sugar Grove Community DevelopmentTom von Geldern & Cindy SkrukrudBonnie VrchotaAnn Wagner & John VowellFred & Charlotte WalterSteve WaltersMary WarrenTom WartellAmy WatkinsWilliam WatsonDavid WattOwen WavrinekMary Lou Wehrli & Herb NadelhofferRobert WendtDaniel & Richa WennerholmGerhardt P. WerberSharon WestEd & Linda WestDonald & Helen WestlakeWestmont Park DistrictBonnie WheatonEmmy White

Kristi WhitfieldMary & James WiemerHerbert & Catherine WigderDavid & Deborah WillhiteChristine WillisCarlotta Wing-ConleyTed & Linda Ann Carlson WitteJay WomackCraig & Linda WrightMary WrightWilliam & Bonnie WykesBert & Su YenNorris & Peg YonkerJun & Leslie YoshitaniKaren YostThomas YuleKarl & Evelyn ZerfossRaymond & Dawn ZiemerThe Zubenko Family

Aux Sable Creek Watershed CoalitionJudy AveryRuth BellJacob & Dorothy BorowskiH.M. BushbyJohn & Mary ChurchChurchill Development CorporationAnna Maria CorsettiEdna DenhamJohn & Mary DeVriesDan & Marion DuganSteve & Cindy EllisTerry FeeneyBob GiarranteJack HansonJeff Heap

“I think of The Conservation Foundation like a good friend. They have been there for me personally as I’ve come to make decisions about the best use of my land, and they have also been a good friend to my community of Big Rock and made us all aware of the wonderful asset we have in Big Rock Creek, our Class A stream. I think The Conservation Foundation is making most people aware of the need to conserve precious resources, sometimes working quietly in the background and sometimes taking more of a leadership role.”

Marvel Davis, Big Rock

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Walter & Ellyn HeapJames HearnsJeanette HokeyTom HolbrookSteve & Cheri HolzJay & Kathleen KolbNorbert KoziolJohn LarabeeJane LauterbachRobert MunsonDavid & Gayle MurleyPatti MurphyPaul & Joan PociusLisa & Robert PoormanRent-a-HandymanMary Samios-RussellAndy & Stephanie Houk SheetzRandy SorensenEdward & Rita SovaDeborah SteffesRobert StevensonBruce TrotterIra White

DuPage River CoalitionPhyllis AndrewKen BelfordBolingbrook Park DistrictBolingbrook Public Works & Engineering Dept.Carol Stream Park DistrictThe CenacleChristopher B. Burke Eng. WestCity of WarrenvilleRobert ClavelDowners Grove Park DistrictDowners Grove Sanitary DistrictDuPage Co. Stormwater Management DivisionRon Dyslin

Eugene FischerForest Preserve District of DuPage CountyRuth GreerHey & AssociatesRoss & Karen HillPaul & Mary Lou KalstedRoland KeatingJay & Kathleen KolbLaw Office of Christopher J. StullDwight & Vivian LundThe Morton ArboretumMary NanakNaperville Park DistrictJohn & Maureen NolanRon OryS.C.A.R.C.E.Robert SchillerstromKim L. SmartKay StephensMarty StoneChristopher & Heather StullTed Gray & AssociatesTwin Star RanchVillage of Hanover Park Public WorksVillage of BolingbrookVillage of Carol StreamVillage of Glendale HeightsVillage of LisleVillage of LombardVillage of MinookaVillage of PlainfieldVillage of ShorewoodVillage of WoodridgeWarrenville Park DistrictWaste Management of Illinois, Inc.Wheaton Park DistrictDavid & Deborah Willhite

Kane County Open Space Referendum Karen AlexanderDorothy AllenMichael AnderDavid AndersonPhyllis AndrewAquascape Designs, Inc.Barbara ArensB & B EnterprisesRichard BabcockJohn & Elisabeth BaconKathryn BasilSandra BauerEd & Ellen BeaulieuLance BeaulieuJeanne BerezaScott BergerPaul BergesonBigelow HomesBlackberry Creek FarmValerie BlaineTannisse BlatchfordJudy BoehmerGenie BrackenridgeKathleen BurgessCampton Historic Agricultural Lands Inc.Joseph S. CannizaroChristopher & Donna CarneyFran CellaChapman & CutlerChristopher B. Burke Eng. WestChristopher B. Burke Engineering LTD.Michael Church & Susan MendelsohnPaul & Judith ClusenMax CohenSusan Conant

William & Nancy CoxCrown Community DevelopmentJohn CulleyMarvel DavisBetty DralleDRH Cambridge Homes Inc.Jon & Joy DuerrPhil DunnRobert SchillerstromEd & Nell EvansKathy FairbairnShirley FasbenderLiz FowlerFrances FreemanLiz GerityPatricia GlenChris & Beth GrahamFred & Bonnie HackendahlHampton Lenzini & Renwick Inc.Doug & Carol HancockJudith HansonDavid & Marcia HarmonAnn HaverstockHey & AssociatesBurd HikesEllen Burd HikesLinda HolmesAnn Holt-HarrisGerald & Debra HoppRoger HothamDavid HuntIzaak Walton Leauge Elgin Chapter Jerome JohnsonClyde & Sharon JonesKabbes Engineering Inc.David KaptainPatrick KinnallyCarl & Gloria KlimekBob KudlickiDarlene LarsonNeil LevinBarbara LewisDan Lobbes & Mary SteskalDan & Julie LongBob & Diane MacNeilleSusanne MasiJoseph & Mary MasonickKevin & Patricia McCannaMarcia McCrackenBrook & Adona McDonaldJohn T. McMahanCarl & Peggy Meyer

“Reflecting upon our childhood memories of growing up in environmentally rich rural Central Illinois surrounded by what we found upon moving to Northern Illinois is called natural areas and open space, we feel very strongly that these should be preserved as much as possible for enhancing the lives of future generations as our lives were and are enhanced. We found the mission of The Conservation Foundation matched our philosophies.”

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Donors From January 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005

Howard & Monica MeyersDan & Patricia MillerJudy MillerLinnea MillerYvonne MitchellJames & Denise MorganJohn & Jean MozzoccoElaine MulliganMary Jo MurphyMarianne NelsonWilliam & Beverly NesbitIrv & Mary OchsenschlagerRichard & Jill OlsenDorothy PatzerStephen & Sheila PersingerSusan PetersMary PetteyDavid & Bonnie PhillipsJames & Donna PlonczynskiJack PomattoJohn HoscheitJoseph & Shirley RemesPolly RerkoWilliam & Cathleen RexArt RichardsonMary Richter & Mary KeatingPhil & Barb RittmuellerJohn RognerPatty RubachJanet SafandaJoan SchaeferRalph SchleiferShodeen Family FoundationJack ShoubaMichael Simon & Nancy SohnCaroline SimpsonPeter & Robin SoderquistPatricia SowaSpraying Systems Inc.St. Charles Park DistrictOrin SteinhausElaine Stern & Bill BlairSunny Day FarmWendolyn TetlowJohn ThornhillDiana ToneyTuesday Garden ClubVirginia UmbergerSusan Van DuyneDale Von OhlenAlfred WadeWayne DuPage Hunt ClubWilliam & Shauna Wiet

Wyndham Deerpoint HomesDick YoungMary ZaanderDan ZackAlice ZillyKaren ZillyCharles Zimmerman

Protect Kendall Now!Anonymous Michael & Cherie BondThomas & Gina CashmanChristopher B. Burke Engineering LTD.City of AuroraCity of PlanoTimothy Crombie P.C.Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationGrand Victoria FoundationRichard & Barbara HeilenbachIllinois Clean Energy Community FoundationIcon Digital Design & Illustration, Inc.Ben JaegerMark & Janine JohnsonAlma JonesKendall CountyLangguth Design LTD.Oswegoland Park DistrictJason PettitPlainfield Park DistrictRex & Patricia SlocumBetty SpahrKatie StephenitchMark StephenitchCraig StevensonLinda TaboadaVillage of OswegoVillage of Plainfield Walnut Ridge WoodsJeffrey CalfaJames & Judy ChiangSteve & Michelle HujarSteven PohoveyCarolyn RossKathleen SummersRichard & Ellen Wolff

Will County Open Space ReferendumAbout Health Chiropractic CenterWalter & Julie BerkowiczRay & Martha BrightCarol CainChapman & CutlerJohn & Susan ChristensenChristopher B. Burke Engineering LTD.Louis CrawfordKaren D’ArcyKaren DawsonSteve & Gail DriscollDykema Gossett Rooks PittsFirst Midwest BankRobert & Marian GibsonKathleen GregarDorothy GrimmHamilton Consulting EngineersMichael Hansen P.C.Jai & Tia HarpalaniHutchinson Shockey Erley & Co.Illinois Audubon Society Will County ChapterAnthony JanischJewel Food StoresJune Prodehl & Renzi LLCRichard & Dianne KavanaghEdward & Patricia KawaMichael & Karin KrumpeltLakewood HomesAnita LilburnMaureen LundgrenManhattan Park DistrictBrook & Adona McDonaldOpenlands ProjectMike PasterisDavid & Bonnie PhillipsJames & Nancy PoppSteven ProdehlJoe & Marcy RothRuettiger Tonelli & Associates, Inc.Frank RusRobert SchillerstromSpesia Ayers & ArdaughStromsland & De Young ArchitectsTerrence & Maureen TaylorUpland DesignBrian & Laurel Ward

Patricia WardWaste Management of Illinois Inc.Owen WavrinekTom & Nancy WeigelWilliam Blair & Company

Campton Township Open Space ReferendumCampton Historic Agricultural Lands, Inc.Chapman & CutlerJerome JohnsonTim McGree & Patricia CurtnerDavid & Bonnie PhillipsJack Shouba

Public Grants Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission

Private GrantsChauncey & Marion D. McCormick FoundationChicago WildernessGaylord & Dorothy Donnelley FoundationGrand Victoria FoundationThe DuPage Community FoundationIllinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

Benefit Dinner Table SponsorsPlatinum Level SponsorsBrooks McCormick Kay Stephens Stephen & Elizabeth Van Arsdell Betty Bradshaw Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LTD.Janet & James D’Ambrosio Alps DevelopmentDouglas & Fran Mains Itasca Bank & Trust Co.Aquascape Designs, Inc.S & E Bramsen FoundationThe Northern Trust CompanyScotPress & The Maclyn GroupIcon Digital Design & Illustration, Inc.







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From January 1st, 2005 to December 31st, 2005

Gold Level SponsorsParsonsSheaffer InternationalFifth/Third BankV3 ConsultantsDeloitte & Touche

Silver Level SponsorsAux Sable Creek Watershed CoalitionBP America Inc Cleve Carney Commonwealth EdisonCity of AuroraDugan & Lopatka Neill & Parkie EmmonsEngineering Resource AssociatesForest Preserve District of Will CountyLynda GivenWilliam & Peg JensenKane County Forest Preserve DistrictPaul & Eileen LeFortMolex, IncNancy Hamill-WinterNicorRobert & Mary Beth SchillerstromWight & Co.Christopher B. Burke Engineering LTD. Bruce & JoAnn Schurman Ron & Sue Nosek Irv & Mary Ochsenschlager Waste Management of Illinois, Inc.

In Kind DonationsBenedictine UniversityBobak’s Sausage CompanyThe Care of TreesCivil Design GroupBill DaweJeff DuncanEmagine Multimedia, Inc.Chere HayesStephanie Houk SheetzIcon Digital Design & Illustration, Inc.Jeff & Bonnie JohnsonJeff & Jill Johnson

Jonamac OrchardsKreger’s Central FoodNaperville Park DistrictThe Northern Trust CompanyScotPressTom & Stephenie ToddVillage of BolingbrookWaste Management

2005 Benefit Dinner Silent Auction Donors Stephen AardsmaAnderson’s BookshopAquascape Designs Inc.Art & FrameAvonBank of AmericaBarbara GoreBarzso PlaysetsBas GalleryBen & Lois HeatonBike LineBill DaweBonnie HenneBrighton Car Wash, Inc.Bruce & JoAnn SchurmanButterfield’s Pancake House and RestaurantCabernet & CompanyCatch Thirty FiveChicago CubsChicago White SoxClara’s on the SquareColbert Custom Framing & GalleryContrary Mary’s Plants & DesignsCountry HouseCozymel’s GrillDan Lobbes & Mary SteskalDave & Sue FindlingDawn HutchinsonDesigns of the InteriorDick YoungDirect Marketing Services, Inc.Ed Hoys InternationalElizabeth CherryFox Valley WineryFoxfireFrank CarterFrank RusFuller’s CarwashGet Organized by George

Green Earth InstituteHartweck’s HoneysBen and Lois HeatonHeritage Bluffs Golf ClubHistorical Fishing DisplayHoliday Inn Glen EllynHolly CohnHouse of EmperorIL Saint Andrew SocietyIsabel BloomIsabella’sJanet & James D’AmbrosioJas PhotographyJeff & Jennifer DuncanKane County CougarsKane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation DistrictKarl & Maria KnechtKarma GroteleuschenKatrina’sKevin DobrolinskyKim HartmanKramer PhotographyLa Sorella di FrancescaL’ArtisteLisle Park DistrictLizzie’s GardenLoews CineplexLombard Park DistrictLost Mountain Adventure GolfLynfred WineryMac AirhartMary BlockMcAninch Arts Center at College of DuPageMichael’s Fresh MarketMidwest CycleryMidwest NurseryMill Race CycleryMorton ArboretumMotorola, Inc.Naperville Holiday Inn SelectNaperville Park DistrictPanera BreadPeggy SuttonPetcoPizzo & AssociatesPottery BayouPour La MaisonPrairie Stitches Quilt ShoppeRiver Heights Veterinary ClinicRoman, Inc.Ron Nosek

Ron YenerichRussell Martin Carpets & Rugs, LTDShedd AquariumSmokey BonesSpa ConstantineSpokesState Representative Tom CrossSteve Piper and Sons, Inc.The Canterbury ShoppeThe Care of TreesThe DuPage Symphony OrchestraThe Fisherman’s InnThe FoundryThe Growing PlaceThe Heritage ShoppeThe Little TravelerThe Morton ArboretumThe Natural GardenThe Office Works The Prairie GourmetThe Signature Room at the 95th FloorThe Village Links of Glen EllynTom Richardson & Barbara EychanerTom & Stephenie ToddTom VargoTraverso’s of NapervilleTribella Bar & GrillTurtle WaxTwin Star CraftsVat & Vine LiquorsVilla VeroneVillage of Oak BrookVillage of WoodridgeVon Heidecke’s School of the Chicago Festival of BalletWalker’s CharhouseWest Suburban LimousineWestmont Park DistrictWheaton Park DistrictWild Bird CenterWilliams-SonomaWine ExpressionsWoodstock Mozart FestivalZappa Studios







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Statement of financial PoSition – June 30, 2005 and 2004

Financial Assets 2005 2004 Liabilities & Net Assets 2005 2004

Unrestricted Current Liabilities

Cash and cash equivalents $ 79,965 $ 501,477 Accounts payable $ 31,132 $ 24,845

Investments $ 550,810 $ 261,043 Accrued payroll taxes $ 8,149 $ 7,568

Accounts receivable $ 18,076 $ 16,516 Total Current Liabilities $ 39,281 $ 32,413

Grants receivable $ 49,977 $ 34,988 Net Assets

Prepaid expenses $ 9,596 $ 6,330 Unrestricted: General $ 1,416,000 $ 1,395,943

$ 708,424 $ 820,354 Temporarily Restricted $ 131,000 $ 85,000

Land $ 728,900 $ 594,900 Permanently Restricted $ 652,662 $ 660,813

Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment - Net $ 17,752 $ 13,102 Total Net Assets $ 2,199,662 $ 2,141,756

$ 1,455,076 $ 1,428,356 Total Liabilities & Net Assets $ 2,238,943 $ 2,174,169

Temporarily Restricted

Cash and cash equivalents $ 131,000 $ 85,000

Permanently Restricted

Cash and cash equivalents $ 110,775 $ 105,775

Land $ 268,837 $ 268,837

Buildings and improvements $ 273,255 $ 286,201

$ 652,867 $ 660,813

Total Assets $ 2,238,943 $ 2,174,169

exPenSeS Total Expenses = $996,818

49% Donations/Membership

$503,027

30% Grants

$306,980

16.5% Events

$167,756

3.5% Fee-for-Service

$34,807

1% Other $9,100

70% Conservation Programs

$690,281

23% Management $237,282

7% Fund Raising $69,255

RevenueS Total Revenues = $1,021,670

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Dalip Bammi, Vice Chairman“Natural resources are God’s gift to us. The Conservation Foundation’s vision to preserve our inheritance for future generations is something I am very proud of.”

Betty Bradshaw, Secretary“I am interested in saving the open space and I am very concerned with what is going on with the environment. I’m tired of going out and looking in Kane, Kendall and Will counties and seeing cornfields that might one day be subdivisions and I don’t want that to happen. I’m involved because of my concern for the environment and the preservation of open space, for myself and for my children and grandchildren.”

Christopher Burke, Trustee“The Foundation is important to me because of the critical role it serves in the community providing a reasoned voice for the preservation of open space, protection of watersheds and the promotion of environmental awareness.”

James D’Ambrosio, Chairman“I like what The Conservation Foundation is about and how we go about conducting business. Preserving open space and ensuring a clean and healthy environment increases the quality of life for all of us. And we do it in a non-confrontational manner, working with people to build consensus…I have always admired the Foundation’s practice to support a meaningful balance of economic development and land preservation.”

Carol Hancock, Trustee“As a life-long resident of DuPage County, I have watched the excellent work of The Conservation Foundation since its inception, and I’m proud to continue my support with a position on the board. Since I have moved just across the line into Kane County, I am looking forward to helping with TCF’s conservation efforts in Kane.”

Jim Huck, Trustee“What The Conservation Foundation does will improve the quality of life for generations of people living within its service area. Those generations include my children, grandchildren and their descendants. Its accomplishments to date are remarkable and its message cannot be ignored. I’m proud to be able to contribute to and participate in an organization that is making a difference.”

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Robert Hutchinson, Treasurer“Growing up in DuPage County I have seen open space disappear at a rapid rate. I realized that in order to preserve what we have left, it takes involved and informed people to make a difference. The Conservation Foundation makes that happen and that’s why I am on the Board.”

Darrell Jackson“The reason I have gotten behind the work of The Conservation Foundation is that being a Naperville resident I have seen the development that has occurred, and while I think some development is good for the community, it can get out of balance.Historically I’ve been impressed with and appreciated the Foundation’s work to achieve a balance between preservation and economic development, and many people I greatly respect are at the forefront of carrying out this mission. I support the Foundation’s ongoing mission and expansion into other counties.”

Ruth Kretschmer, Trustee“I believe that conservation and land use planning go hand in hand. We have a final opportunity to coordinate good land use planning and preservation of open space.”

Douglas Mains, Trustee“The Conservation Foundation’s mandate to save open land has never been more imperative in our burgeoning counties. Brook McDonald and his able staff are highly regarded in the public arena for their ongoing success in land preservation.”

Ron Nosek, Trustee“The Conservation Foundation board is a remarkable mix of dedicated people representing different ethnic groups, different geographic areas, and different walks of life. Their commonality lies in their desire to balance reasonable development with sound environmental protection. Why wouldn’t I enjoy working with this group?”

Kaaren Oldfield, Trustee“It is a thrill and an honor to be part of this genuine organization. The indelible effect the actions of preserving, protecting and enhancing our quality of life will have on the future is immeasurable and unprecedented.”

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Jack Riley, Trustee“I got to know the Foundation from their successful work on the 1999 Will County open space referenda. I believe that forest preserves and open spaces provide an essential value to communities and have been proud to serve an organization that works with such a reasoned approach to make sure our communities keep their open spaces.”

Bruce Schurman, Trustee“At my first meeting, I was impressed with the other Board members, but especially the staff and the way they approached their mission. They were knowledgeable, far sighted, businesslike, and creative. The breadth of projects and services the small number of staff reported on was amazing, and I knew right there that the Foundation was important to the communities they serve. They emphasize reasonableness in any situation and partnering as their modus operendi, rather than setting up conflict. This approach has resulted in many successes. As a creative group, the staff continually improve the quality of their services and bring many new ideas forward to the Board and their constituencies. They are enthusiastic, and yet very accountable. The Conservation Foundation is a high-quality organization, and I am proud to be connected to it.”

Christine Sobek, Trustee“Serving on the board of the Conservation Foundation is truly a delight - from both a personal and professional perspective. My fellow board members, the staff and the volunteers are amazing people who are absolutely committed to making a difference in our communities. My involvement also allows me to receive up-to-date information on the latest environmental issues and trends. This knowledge helps me daily in my work and community life.”

Stephen Van Arsdell, Trustee“I have long viewed conservation, health care, and education as among our most important endeavors and I was delighted to become a part of an organization that I knew was going to make a positive difference for our communities. Over the years, I have traveled extensively and I have seen the tremendous need for - and enduring value of - conserving and enhancing our natural environment on the local level

- in our own communities. In my view, no other organization does that more effectively, efficiently, or passionately than our Conservation Foundation…We have done great things; we have even greater things to do…”

Ann Wasman“I have attended Conservation Foundation events in the past and was always impressed with the organization’s sense of purpose and structure. When Kendall County became part of TCF’s focus, I wanted to get more involved since I believe their more practical approach to preserving natural areas will meet with better success in this area than other efforts will.”

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Brooks McCormick, Founding Chairman

Board of TrusteesJames D’Ambrosio, ChairmanDalip Bammi, Vice ChairmanRobert Hutchinson, TreasurerBetty Bradshaw, Secretary

Christopher B. Burke, Ph.DCarol HancockJames M. Huck, Jr. Darrell Jackson Ruth K. KretschmerDouglas B. Mains, M.D.Ron NosekKaaren OldfieldJack RileyBruce A. SchurmanChristine Sobek, Ed. D.Stephen C. Van ArsdellAnn Wasman

StaffBrook McDonald, President/CEOChere Hayes, Director of DevelopmentDan Lobbes, Director of Land ProtectionJim Kleinwachter, Land Protection SpecialistStephen McCracken, Director of Watershed ProtectionJudy Fitchett, Director of Education & OutreachStephanie Sheetz, Land Use/Open Space Planning ManagerKsenia Rudensiuk, Director of Watershed Planning/Legal CounselJennifer Hammer, Special ProjectsJill Johnson, Marketing Communications ManagerCarrie Thompson, Office/Business Manager

Leadership BoardJames Bramsen, President/CEO Spraying Systems Company

Jeff Brown, President F.E. Wheaton

Karen A. CallananWill County Treasurer

Dr. William Carroll, President Benedictine University

Anthony A. Casaccio, President Inland Real Estate Development Corporation

Sunil Chand, Ph.D, President College of DuPage

Frank M. Clark, President Commonwealth Edison

John A. DiCiurcio, Executive Vice President Turner Construction Co.

Kay Hatcher, President Kendall County Forest Preserve District

John Hoscheit Jr., President Kane County Forest Preserve District

Jack E. Mensching, President Itasca Bank & Trust Company

D. Dewey Pierotti, Jr., President DuPage County Forest Preserve District

Robert J. Schillerstrom, DuPage County Board Chairman

Thomas Schneider, Vice President Molex, Inc.

Advisory BoardDuPage CountyMac Airhart, West ChicagoSteve Albert, NapervilleJohn Binneboese, ItascaCleve Carney, Glen EllynBrent Coulter, WheatonBill Dawe, NapervilleScott Day, Naperville Dorothy Dean, Oak BrookGerard Donnelly, PhD, LisleLisa Gengler, Oak BrookDr. Stephen Gieser, West ChicagoLynda Given, WheatonMaxine Hansen, WheatonBen Heaton, WheatonGwen Henry, WheatonVirginia Knuepfer, Elmhurst Roger Kotecki, Carol StreamVivian Lund, WarrenvillePatricia Miller, NapervilleF. Paul Mooring, PhD, Glen EllynMaury Oxenreiter, NapervilleN. J. “Pete” Pointner, WheatonEugene Pomerance, ElmhurstMichael & Barbara Rahal, Glen EllynThomas Richardson, Oak BrookMary Eleanor Wall, ElmhurstJoe Wark, Glen Ellyn

Kane CountyEllen Beaulieu, Sugar GrovePhil Bus, BataviaPenny Cameron, AuroraMarvel Davis, Big RockBill Donnell, AuroraJon Duerr, St. CharlesJeff Duncan, North AuroraEd Evans, Big Rock

Bill Grabarek, ElburnSusan Harney, Sleepy HollowJanice Hill, AuroraSusan Jayne, ElginJerome Johnson, LaFoxJune Keibler, DundeeMike Kenyon, South ElginParticia Reid Lindner, AuroraJim Michels, ElburnMarianne Nelson, ElginFred T. Norris, St. CharlesMary Ochsenschlager, Sugar GroveCharlotte Reid, AuroraMike Schoppe, AuroraShauna Wiet, AuroraJim Willey, ElburnJay Womack, Geneva

Kendall CountyElizabeth Cherry, OswegoJohn Church, OswegoDanielle Ebersole, OswegoSteve Ellis, MinookaNeill Emmons, PlanoWhitney French, PlanoTim Gerk, PlanoBonnie Henne, YorkvilleWade Joyner, PlanoMark Mathre, NewarkJoan McEachern, YorkvilleRobert Mitchler, OswegoJason Pettit, YorkvilleMartha Price, YorkvilleDave Ramsden, PlanoRita Sova, MinookaStephenie Todd, OswegoKeith Tucker, NewarkRon Yenerich, OswegoRichard Young, Oswego

Will County Dinah Archambeault, JolietPaul Fay, PlainfieldHoward Hamilton, JolietJulie Kurcziewski, ManhattanMichael Lambert, PlainfieldEric K. Manges, AFM, NapervillePam Meyers, Homer GlenMike Pasteris, JolietSusan Riley, NapervilleMargaret Sabo, Homer GlenDavid Silverman, ChannahonKent Sims, BolingbrookLaurel Ward, Homer GlenTy Warner, JolietOwen Wavrinek, Naperville Gerhardt Werber, NapervilleJohn Wills, Naperville

The Conservation Foundation’s LeadershipJanuary 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005

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Your will is the most important document

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have drafted a will. After taking

care of those closest to you,

please consider adding The

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