Some of the largest landholders around are businesses, schools and churches whose properties offer a tremendous opportunity to impact water quality and wildlife in the region.

Conservation@Work offers resources to educate business owners and organizational leaders on the benefits of native plants, ways to conserve the rainwater that falls on their land, proper management of invasive species, and how to reduce chemical use and watering.

About The Conservation Foundation

Founded in 1972, The Conservation Foundation is one of the region’s oldest and largest not-for-profit land and watershed conservation organizations dedicated to preserving and restoring open space, protecting rivers and watersheds and promoting stewardship of the environment in northeastern Illinois.

They focus their work in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties, but also have had the honor of working on significant projects in Cook, DeKalb, Grundy and LaSalle Counties.