presentation by susan donovan – tnc charles jackson – iec july 23, 2009
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Presentation by Susan Donovan – TNC Charles Jackson – IEC July 23, 2009. Illinois Needs To Protect Its Land,Water And Recreational Opportunities Protect critical natural areas and wildlife Increasing demand for recreational Open Space State of Conservation Funding in Illinois - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Presentation bySusan Donovan –
TNCCharles Jackson –
IEC July 23, 2009
Illinois Needs To Protect Its Land,Water And Recreational
Opportunities
•Protect critical natural areas and wildlife
•Increasing demand for recreational Open Space
•State of Conservation Funding in Illinois
•Economic Benefits to the State
Conservation And Recreation Areas Owned By
Midwestern States
Conservation And Recreation Areas Owned By
Midwestern States
Identified Open Space Needs
• Illinois State Wildlife Action Plan•One of 12 nationally recognized plans
• Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI)•Comprehensive update complete soon
• Demand For Public Funding of Open Space Increasing
•Fund sweeps, staff cuts, programs diminishing
Capital Funding
• Invest In Recreational Opportunities
• Protect Wildlife And Natural Areas
• Leverage available Federal dollars
• Acquire Land While It’s Available and Before Prices Rise
Existing Revenue Needs To Be Protected and Balances
Expended(We need to revised this slide – what of
Debbie Stone’s April 09 presentation on NAAF and OSLAD should be
included?)• OSLAD
• NAAF
• Partners for Conservation Program (formerly C2000 )
Invest now to Preserve and Protect our future
Thank you to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for their support for this work