Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation

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Jo Daviess Conservation FoundationFormation| 1993; 31 years ago (1993)

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Founder| Maintain open space in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Legal status| Active
Headquarters| Elizabeth, Illinois, U.S.

Region served

| Jo Daviess County, Illinois

President

| Fran Peterson[1]

Main organ

| Board of Directors
Website| jdcf.org

The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation was created as a charitable organization in 1993 to protect open spaces in Jo Daviess County, Illinois.[2] The foundation currently protects 6 areas and participates in protection of a seventh. The area protected by the foundation includes the Driftless Area of northwest Illinois and stretches of the Mississippi River, along with its tributaries and geological structures.

## History

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When a critical piece of property in the Galena, Illinois area went on sale in 1993, some residents bonded together to acquire that piece of property by forming the foundation. The foundation has since broadened its scope to protect more areas in Jo Daviess County.

## Protected areas

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Several areas are protected by the foundation:

* Buehler Preserve
* Casper Bluff Land & Water Reserve
* Horseshoe Mound
* Schurmeier Teaching Forest
* Valley of Eden Bird Sanctuary
* Wapello Land & Water Reserve
* Galena Gateway Park – co-managed

## References

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1. ^ "Board of Directors". Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
2. ^ "Our Mission". Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Galena

Cities|

* East Dubuque
* Galena

Map of Illinois highlighting Jo Daviess County

Villages|

* Apple River
* Elizabeth
* Hanover
* Menominee
* Nora
* Scales Mound
* Stockton
* Warren

Townships|

* Apple River
* Berreman
* Council Hill
* Derinda
* Dunleith
* East Galena
* Elizabeth
* Guilford
* Hanover
* Menominee
* Nora
* Pleasant Valley
* Rawlins
* Rice
* Rush
* Scales Mound
* Stockton
* Thompson
* Vinegar Hill
* Wards Grove
* Warren
* West Galena
* Woodbine

CDPs|

* Apple Canyon Lake
* The Galena Territory

Other
unincorporated
communities|

* Aiken
* Blanding
* Bremen
* Council Hill
* Elmoville
* Guilford
* Massbach
* North Hanover
* Pleasant Valley
* Rice
* Rodden
* Schapville
* Whitton
* Willow
* Woodbine

Ghost town|

* Millville

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* United States portal

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Protected areas of Illinois

Federal|

| National Historic Sites and Parks
and national monument|

* Chicago Portage
* Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley
* Lincoln Home
* New Philadelphia
* Pullman

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National Forest|

* Shawnee

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Chautauqua
* Crab Orchard
* Cypress Creek
* Driftless Area
* Emiquon
* Great River
* Hackmatack
* Kankakee
* Mark Twain
* Meredosia
* Middle Mississippi River
* Port Louisa
* Two Rivers
* Upper Mississippi River

National Grassland|

* Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

National Trails/National Heritage Area|

* Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area
* Illinois and Michigan Canal
* Lewis and Clark
* Mormon Pioneer
* Trail of Tears

National Natural Landmarks|

* List of National Natural Landmarks in Illinois

National Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Middle Fork Vermilion River

Wetlands of international importance|

* Cache River-Cypress Creek
* The Emiquon Complex
* Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
* Chiwaukee Illinois Beach Lake Plain (shared with Wisconsin)
* Upper Mississippi (shared)

State|

| State Parks|

* Apple River
* Argyle Lake
* Beall Woods
* Beaver Dam
* Buffalo Rock
* Castle Rock
* Cave-in-Rock
* Chain O'Lakes
* Channahon
* Delabar
* Dixon Springs
* Donnelley/Depue
* Ferne Clyffe
* Fort Massac
* Fox Ridge
* Gebhard Woods
* Giant City
* Hennepin Canal Parkway
* Horseshoe Lake
* Illini
* Illinois Beach
* James "Pate" Philip
* Jubilee College
* Kankakee River
* Lake Murphysboro
* Lincoln Trail
* Lowden
* Matthiessen
* Mississippi Palisades
* Moraine Hills
* Morrison-Rockwood
* Nauvoo
* Pere Marquette
* Red Hills
* Rock Cut
* Rock Island Trail
* Shabbona Lake
* Siloam Springs
* South Shore
* Starved Rock
* Walnut Point
* Weinberg-King
* White Pines Forest
* Wildlife Prairie
* William G. Stratton
* Wolf Creek

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State Historic Sites|

* List of Illinois State Historic Sites (including, Cahokia World Heritage Site)

State Forests|

* Big River
* Hidden Springs
* Lowden-Miller
* Sand Ridge
* Trail of Tears

State
Recreation Areas|

* Clinton Lake
* Eagle Creek
* Eldon Hazlet
* Frank Holten
* Golconda Marina
* Johnson-Sauk Trail
* Kickapoo
* Lake Le-Aqua-Na
* Moraine View
* North Point Marina
* Prophetstown
* Pyramid
* Ramsey Lake
* Randolph County
* Sangchris Lake
* Stephen A. Forbes
* Washington County
* Wayne Fitzgerrell
* Weldon Springs
* William W. Powers

State Fish and
Wildlife Areas|

* Anderson Lake
* Baldwin Lake
* Banner Marsh
* Carlyle Lake
* Coffeen Lake
* Crawford County
* Des Plaines
* Double T
* Edward R. Madigan
* Green River
* Hamilton County
* Heidecke Lake
* Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County)
* Iroquois County
* Kaskaskia River
* Kinkaid Lake
* Kishwaukee River
* LaSalle Lake
* Mackinaw River
* Marshall
* Mautino
* Mazonia/Braidwood
* Mermet Lake
* Middle Fork
* Mississippi River
* Newton Lake
* Jim Edgar Panther Creek
* Peabody River
* Pekin Lake
* Powerton Lake
* Ray Norbut
* Rend Lake
* Rice Lake
* Sahara Woods
* Saline County
* Sam Dale Lake
* Sam Parr
* Sanganois
* Shelbyville
* Silver Springs
* Snakeden Hollow
* Spring Lake
* Ten Mile Creek
* Turkey Bluffs
* Union County
* Woodford

State Natural Areas|

* Cache River
* Franklin Creek
* Fults Hill Prairie
* Goose Lake Prairie
* Harry "Babe" Woodyard
* Illinois Caverns
* Kidd Lake
* Piney Creek Ravine
* Prairie Ridge
* Revis Hill Prairie
* Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak
* Sielbeck Forest
* Spitler Woods
* Volo Bog

State Trails|

* Mormon Trail
* Trail of Tears
* Tunnel Hill

Local|

| County Districts|

* Local forest and conservation districts

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* Chicago
* East St. Louis
* Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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