Discover how Chicagoland land trusts help preserve open space, protect wildlife habitat and prevent future development. Learn how organizations such as Openlands, Natural Lands Institute and Lake Forest Open Lands Association work with private landowners through conservation easements and other strategies to protect Illinois’ natural lands for generations.
Local Land Trusts Help Property Owners Preserve Open Space, Restore Wildlife Habitat and Protect Natural Lands From Future Development.
For more than six decades, nonprofit land trusts like Openlands, in Chicago, the Natural Lands Institute, in Rockford, and Lake Forest Open Lands Association, among others, have been partnering with willing landowners to conserve their land forever…