Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge
There is a proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. This is targeting remnant oak savannas, tall grass prairie and and wetland natural communities north and west...
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Peggy Richards and her gift of Grigsby Prairie to CFC
Photography: April Graves Quintessential Barrington had a recent article on Barrington Hills resident Peggy Richards and her gift of Grigsby Prairie to CFC. This is CFC's first restoration project and...
View ArticleWorkdays Move to the Winter Schedule
As the busy seed collecting, cleaning and sowing season has drawn to a close, we now move to our winter schedule. We meet only on Saturday mornings, 9-11 at the farmhouse. Winter focuses on removing...
View ArticleWelcome to our New Website!
Wondering if you typed in our website name correctly? Yes, this is still Citizens for Conservation, but with a dramatically updated and refreshed website! Our thanks go to Jason Quisenberry for his...
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Barrington Webelos visit Flint Creek Savanna
A Webelos Pack (the highest level of Cub Scouts) met at our largest property, Flint Creek Savanna, for some outdoor expertise led by a Citizens for Conservation volunteer. Read the excerpt below or...
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CFC Receives Award From U.S. EPA and Chicago Wilderness
Citizens for Conservation and Village of Barrington honored at Chicago Wilderness/U.S. EPA Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards CeremonyMore than 120 people attended the recent Conservation and...
View ArticleCitizens for Conservation Announces Expansion of Flint Creek Savanna South...
Exercises Option to Purchase from the Village of Lake Barrington an Additional Two Acres Adjacent to its Existing Property LAKE BARRINGTON, IL – Citizens for Conservation (CFC) today announced that...
View ArticleCitizens for Conservation's 2010 Annual Report and 40 Year History
View CFC's 2010 Annual Report and get a glimpse of all the programs and progress that CFC accomplished last year and for the last 40 years as we commemorate our 40th anniversary.
View ArticleInvasives Eradication Program
Citizens for Conservation is going after the bad guys! Plant bullies, that is. With a grant from Barrington Area Community Foundation (BACF), the Community Education Committee of Citizens for...
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Lake Zurich Scout achieves Eagle Award with project for CFC
Zac Milbourn of Troop 964 needed an Eagle project, and Citizens for Conservation (CFC) was in need of a cabinet to hold nests and skulls for youth education classes. The two needs met and success...
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CFC 2012 Calendar
Need an idea for that Holiday gift? The calendar's iconic monthly scenes like the oaks of Flint Creek Savanna, the expanse of Grigsby Prairie, the wildflowers at Baker’s Lake and the fen at Farms...
View ArticleCFC Protects Another 11 Acres
Citizens for Conservation and Barrington Bank & Trust Partner to Protect Open Space Eleven-Acre Land Donation Expands CFC’s Flint Creek Savanna South Property LAKE BARRINGTON, IL – Citizens for...
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CFC Receives Award
CFC receives native landscaping award CFC recently received a 2011 Conservation and Native Landscaping Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Chicago Wilderness. The award,...
View Article2012 Native Plant, Shrub and Tree Sale
Citizens for Conservation To Hold Native Plant, Shrub and Tree Sale. Click Here for the 2012 Plant Sale Order form. Citizens for Conservation will hold its 16th annual Native Plant, Shrub and Tree Sale...
View ArticleCFC 2011 Annual Report
Citizens had a great year, breaking many records including number of volunteers, volunteer hours, and native seeds collected to name a few. View CFC's 2011 Annual Report to get the fantastic details...
View ArticleCFC Interns for 2012
Citizens For Conservation Summer Intern Class of 2012 College interns have arrived and began their work schedule starting Tuesday May 29th. Work Hours: Tuesday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and...
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July 4th Parade
CFC Volunteers Build Liberty Bell Led by parade committee members Tom Crosh, John Schweitzer, and Katherine Grover, CFC volunteers and college interns built a bell, a large liberty bell for the 2012...
View ArticleCFC Opposes rezoning of 109 acres in unincorporated Lake County
Citizens for Conservation 459 W. Highway 22Barrington, IL 60010 www.CitizensforConservation.org Press Release Date: July 19, 2012Contact: Sam Oliver, Staff Director or Peggy Simonsen, President...
View ArticleGrigsby Prairie 25th Anniversary Resolution
The Village of Barrington Hills authors a resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the dedication of Grigsby Prairie.
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