OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT/2020

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Openlands’ mission is to protect the natural and open WALWORTH

SCONSN H N spaces of northeastern Illinois and the surrounding region; R KENOSHA ensuring cleaner air and water, conserving natural habitats

M c HENRY LAKE and wildlife, and helping balance and enrich our lives. BOONE

Openlands’ vision for the region is a landscape that includes CHAN D e KALB KANE a vast network of land and water trails, tree-lined streets, D u PAGE COOK and intimate public gardens within easy reach of every city dweller. It also includes parks and preserves big enough KENDALL WILL L a PORTE L a SALLE to provide natural habitat and to give visitors a sense of the vast N PORTER T P/ LAKE P P prairies, woodlands, and wetlands that were here before the GRUNDY cities. In sum, Openlands believes that protected open space

KANKAKEE Openlands Service Area is critical for the quality of life of our region. Wilderness Boundary

LLNOS NDANA Dear Friends, mind, especially for young people. That is why early in of public and natural land that is accessible, welcoming, taking individual and collective action for the health of In conservation, you must carry a sense of hope with you, the pandemic Openlands pivoted the Birds in my and safe for all. Openlands continued ambitious land our communities and world. Because as Openlands 2020 as the wins seem often incremental and the challenges Neighborhood program from a volunteer-led, in-person acquisition efforts across the region — from small pocket Conservation Leadership Award recipient, Dr. Debra immense. It is almost always a long game — a sometimes program to one that could be delivered online easily parks to connecting trails, corridors, and communities Moskovits, reminds us, whether working in the remote arduous, highly coordinated effort that takes patience, by teachers. At a time when anxiety was high, Birds together. With equal commitment, Openlands engaged villages of the Amazon or visiting Kankakee State Park, vision, and perseverance. It cannot ever be done alone, at in my Neighborhood helped students find focus and people with nature, especially in the Calumet Heritage “it’s really about connecting with people and the least not successfully, and so it often reflects the challenges calm through birdwatching from their window or Area. In June, we debuted the African American Heritage environment.” Thank you for carrying that hope with us, and opportunities that humans bring to collaboration. front door. While Openlands was unable to gather Water Trail, and in the fall added 50 new locations in and supporting our mission in 2020 and beyond. But when done successfully, it raises the threshold of hope volunteers for our TreeKeeper events, we were inspired the Calumet Region to the Get Outside Map, in partnership that you’ve carried to everyone around you. In this historic by TreeKeepers across Chicagoland who spent time with the Calumet Collaborative. Sincerely, and immensely challenging year, Openlands’ mission pruning, caring, and advocating for the tree canopy on to connect people to nature near where they live — raising their own time, safely. As we continue to face the challenges of the pandemic, that threshold of hope — has carried us through. racial injustice, and climate change, we carry the Christian Cooper and the injustice he experienced in hope that conservation instills in us, in the diverse land- Carrie M. McNally Gerald W. Adelmann As the pandemic shaped much of the year, finding nature Central Park brought harsh truths into focus in society and scapes of the Chicago Wilderness, and the people Outgoing Board Chair President & CEO just outside your window was essential to peace of the environmental field alike. We saw the importance OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 5

LAKE COUNTY PROGRAMSWISCONSIN WALWORTH KENOSHA AREA: Lake County

SCALE: Property Owners > Incorporating conservation- M c HENRY LAKE friendly practices into theirBOONE land

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE: Protecting and connecting essential habitats, large and MICHIGAN D e KALB small, across Lake County KANE A TESTAMENT TO HEALING IN LAKE COUNTY D u PAGE COOK

The Openlands Lakeshore Preserve is a testament to protection project in fall 2020. 1, 5 0 0 tons of rock were the power of healing through land stewardship. Heavily brought to a 300 foot-long section of the Preserve’s impacted by its past as a military base, Openlands mile-long lakefront, in an attempt to protect the shoreline KENDALL L a PORTE took ownership of the preserve and opened it to the from severe storms in the future. 25 FREE NATIVEL aTREESSALLE PROPERTY OWNERS public in 2 011 and continues to restore and protect this 72 WILL planted in Waukegan engaged through Openlands PORTER unique landscape. Over the course of the year, thousands of people flocked through the Chicago Region Lands in Harmony program LAKE to the preserve to experience healing amidst the pandemic. Trees Initiative Early in 2020 the preserve was affected by another Knowing the power of open space to heal, it was vital GRUNDY global challenge — climate change. Severe storms that the preserve remain open. Shifting focus, staff worked battered the lakeshore and forced the closure of the diligently to accommodate the significant increase in KANKAKEE beach trail. To mitigate damage of further erosion, visitation and ensure the rare and fragile ecosystems that 1,290 ACRES Openlands responded by completing a shoreline make the preserve unique remained protected. in Liberty Prairie Reserve, monitored and conserved in collaboration with private and public landowners Trillium blooms in the spring of 2020.

INDIANA ILLINOIS Openlands Lakeshore Preserve has been a godsend this past year, giving us a place to escape the mundanity of being cooped up inside day in and day out. Every time we visit, we love to see how the seasons change the landscape, colors, and the lake, and learn more about the ravines, lakeshore, and natural history that make up this special place.

— TONY SANTIAGO OPENLANDS LAKESHORE PRESERVE VISITOR

Openlands Sustainable Landscapes Coordinator, Mary Fortmann listens to a property owner in A view of the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve beach in summer 2020. Find over 400 other places to get outside in our region at openlands.org/getoutside. Lake County pre-pandemic. Learn more about this work at openlands.org/landsinharmony. How nature gave me HOPE in 2020...

I helped my cousin plant a garden with his grandchildren. We planted tomatoes in containers and created a new perennial garden bed with plants to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. In the fall we planted daffodils and I told them to watch for beautiful yellow flowers to appear in the spring. Seeing the excitement on their faces brought back childhood memories of me planting with my mother. So, I am hopeful because I know this is often how future gardeners, environmentalists, and stewards of the land are created.

— NADINE HARRIS CLARK, TREEKEEPER #677 WISCONSIN WALWORTH KENOSHA OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 11

EDUCATION & SCHOOL

PROGRAMS M c HENRY LAKE BOONE AREA: Cook, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties

MICHIGAN D e KALB SCALE: Students and teachers > KANE D u PAGE Inspiring appreciation of and COOK engagement in nature at all ages

KENDALL SCOPE OF INFLUENCE: WILL L a PORTE L a SALLE EMPOWERING FOOD ACCESS IN CHICAGO Improving access to green PORTER space and nature for youth, LAKE For the education team at Openlands, 2020 was about Throughout the spring and summer, Openlands provided their families, and communities. GRUNDY listening and responding to communities, whether it be 297 grow kits to families at four of its school communities taking care of school gardens while teachers, students, on the south and west sides, and together with partners KANKAKEE and staff learned virtually, pivoting the Birds in my made over 3,700 grow kits available to individuals and Neighborhood program to an at-home virtual curriculum, families experiencing hardship in 24 Chicago communities. or beginning the construction of five new Space to Grow TEACHERS 154 ILLINOIS th schoolyards for kids to enjoy when it’s safe. The project was formed in response to the challenges across 30 schools took part in the of the pandemic, yet grounded in principles that have Building School Garden workshops 25 And in that response, an exciting collaboration took driven Openlands since our founding: that communities to integrate nature into their teaching TRANSFORMATION root. In spring 2020, Openlands joined forces with deserve equitable and holistic health outcomes, and of a Space to Grow schoolyard nine local organizations for Chicago Grows Food, a the equal opportunity to engage in safe and environmen- collaborative project devoted to expanding and unifying tally-conscious food production, land stewardship, 1,958 STUDENTS the food growing community in Chicagoland. and nutrition. engaged through Birds in my Neighborhood in Cook, Lake, and McHenry counties prior to the pandemic Openlands Community Gardens Coordinator Danielle Russell bends down to give a Grow Kit to a family in Chicago. 12 EDUCATION

As Chicago garden educators, we’ve collaborated like never before through this collective. Beyond the grow kits, we pooled our expertise to provide educational content and support in a powerful way. This collective is continuing to work at making gardening and access to nature more available, and strengthening our collective impact.

— DANIELLE RUSSELL, OPENLANDS SCHOOL GARDEN COORDINATOR

Jen Idrovo, Community Outreach Coordinator (front left), and Lillian Holden, Education and Community Outreach Associate (right), pose with Chicago Grows Food collaborators before giving out grow kits in summer 2020. Learn more about the collaborative and what’s next at Chicagogrowsfood.org. Children play and garden at transformed schoolyards through the Space to Grow program (and we hope sometime again soon). Learn more about the Space to Grow program at spacetogrow.org. How nature gave me HOPE in 2020...

My community faces many challenges due to poverty and high crime in the area. I believe that having trees planted will give my neighbors hope and a reminder we matter, and we are not forgotten.

— JANET, BACK OF THE YARDS TREEPLANTERS GRANT RECIPIENT WISCONSIN WALWORTH KENOSHA

LAKE M c HENRY OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 17 BOONE URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS

AREA: Cook County

MICHIGAN SCALE: D e KALB Volunteers > Community KANE D u PAGE Tree Plantings and Care COOK

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE: Community-driven tree KENDALL plantings lead to long term L a PORTE TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF ARBORISTS IN CHICAGOLAND care and healthL ofa SALLE the urban forest across Cook County WILL PORTER For Openlands, training the next generation of arborists has driven Openlands to advance the Forestry Training LAKE is not just about meeting the demand of a growing Program into a 3-year Arborist Registered Apprenticeship industry, it’s about transforming the field into one that is that will launch in Spring 2021 and is already being GRUNDY more inclusive, diverse, and effective — especially in looked at as a model for diversifying the arboriculture the face of climate change. Openlands seeks to do that field nationally. KANKAKEE each year with the Forestry Training Program. Through this year-long program, trainees gain 300 hours in About his time as a trainee in 2020, Tonatiu Rodriguez 500 TREES professional development, in addition to being introduced reflected, “This program has been super beneficial planted through the Tree Planters 160 to the dynamic career paths they can take in arboriculture. because it gave me insight into what’s to come as far as Grant by Openlands Forestry staff TREEKEEPERS taught virtually INDIANA Since the beginning of the program in 2 018, 100% of different jobs and a career, and I got to meet all sorts ILLINOIS forestry trainees have obtained post-program employment of different people involved in the community and also in either the tree care industry or conservation field. in the industry. It helped create some of those initial networks I can use later on in my career. Ending the 1,500+ MESSAGES The program’s success and the extensive need for more program was a little bittersweet, but I’m looking forward sent in support of the Urban Forestry Advisory Board diverse and trained candidates in the arboriculture field to my next chapter.” 18 URBAN FORESTRY

I got to meet all sorts of different people involved in the community and also in the industry. It helped create some of those initial networks I can use later on in my career.

—TONATIU RODRIGUEZ, OPENLANDS 2020 FORESTRY TRAINEEE

Openlands’ 2020 Forestry Trainees Tonatiu Rodriguez, Pete Zubek,and Mikaila Davis walk with Allie Preble, Assistant Crew Lead. Learn more about the new Arborist Registered Apprenticeship Program at openlands.org/apprenticeship. Community tree plantings that took place pre-pandemic. Learn more about Openlands TreePlanters Grants at openlands.org/treeplantersgrant.

How nature gave me HOPE in 2020...

In 2020 I found that nature, in any form, became essential for my physical and mental well being...I turned to nature to help with the anxiety and stress of it all. I went on more hikes and runs than I had done in quite some time (with new 4-legged companion, Clyde), went on more bike rides, and spent more time playing in the yard and tending to the garden with my children. When the seasons changed we still made every excuse to get outside....We all grew to appreciate nature quite a bit more.

— LIZ BOECKMANN, OPENLANDS DONOR OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 23

LAND PRESERVATION SCONSN

AREA: Regional

SCALE:

Dynamic partnerships > LLNOS CHAN Strategic regional land protection that crosses geopolitical boundaries NDANA

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE : Ensuring clean air and water, public access to open space, and climate resilience DEEPENING PARTNERSHIPS AT HACKMATACK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Almost ten years since the designation of Hackmatack to safely engage the school’s students who had National Wildlife Refuge and over 1,500 acres and never particpated in restoration, together with seasoned counting protected, the partnership to revive this volunteers who have vast experience at the refuge. 9 RESTORATIONS vital landscape was deepened through the restoration complete or underway in of it. In 2020, Openlands worked closely with the The work at Hackmatack represents much of Openlands Will, McHenry, Lake, and 30 PARTNERS Friends of Hackmatack, McHenry County Conservation land protection work, where regional strategy and Cook Counties engaged in land acquisition District, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and many others dynamic partnerships break pace to bring nature close to coordinate restoration efforts throughout the refuge. to every resident. Whether it’s a small lot that adds park space in Chicago, or in a large landscape like One particular parcel centered on the restoration of Hackmatack, Openlands protects land where it will have 581 ACRES a 6-acre oak savanna. The area, near Richmond-Burton the most impact — for residents’s health, community protected through land acquisition and conservation easements High School, gave Friends and Openlands the opportunity benefit, and climate resilience. LAND PRESERVATION 25

Working with Openlands to coordinate restoration efforts at Tamarack Farms parcel, a wonderful sense of camaraderie developed and molded these disparate groups together. Perhaps it was the need to safely seek solace in the outdoors during a pandemic, or perhaps it was the sense of belonging that kept bringing people back to the work of restoring the earth...Working at Hackmatack, it’s amazing how many people, from volunteers new to restoration to hard core conservationists, understand the long term vision and buy into the ‘for tomorrow faith’— that the small steps in this refuge will build a better future for all.

— NANCY WILLAMSON AND STEVEN BYERS, FRIENDS OF HACKMATACK

Volunteers from Friends of Hackmatack and the local community surrounding Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge pose for a photo after a restoration day. 26 OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020

How nature gave me HOPE in 2020...

I saw lots of relaxed picnics on the grass. Couples on leisurely walks. Friends bumping into each other and chatting. My hope is that 2020 helped Chicogoans rediscover the simple pleasure of spending time in a city park.

— KATE COVEY, OPENLANDS DONOR WALWORTH

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WATER TRAILS LAKE M c HENRY BOONE AREA: Northeastern Illinois

MICHIGAN D e KALB SCALE: KANE

D u PAGE Strategic Regional Plans > COOK Coordinated local action for AMPLIFYING BLACK HISTORY ALONG THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER rivers, lakes, and streams KENDALL WILL L a PORTE L a SALLE PORTER Hazel Johnson. “Chicago’s Finest Marina.” Bishop and Openlands, spearheaded the vision and brought SCOPE OF INFLUENCE: LAKE Louis Henry Ford. Robbins History Museum. These are to light the sometimes little known histories in and around Improving aquatic habitat GRUNDY some of the people and places that contribute to the the river. Deloris Lucas, local wellness advocate and and water quality throughout KANKAKEE vibrant culture along Little Calumet River, past and present. founder of We Keep You Rollin’ (Bike & Wellness Group), Northeastern Illinois The African American Heritage Water Trail traverses the brought the biking and wellness experiences she regularly Little Calumet River and the Cal-Sag Channel between the hosts in the community to the waterfront and through ILLINOIS INDIANA Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Beaubien Woods and the neighborhoods to activate and engage people in this the Village of Robbins, and explores the diverse stories rich history of the water trail. of that made the Calumet area what it is today. Openlands’ continuing work in the Calumet region builds 20 SITES SURVEYED 11 PARTNERS on decades of leadership in engaging diverse commu- for the Little Calumet River engaged to create the The collaboration to highlight the history along the nities on the importance of water quality and the health Conservation Action Plan African American Heritage trail was possible through leaders in the community like of our waterways. It also builds on decades of planning, Water Trail Tyrone Haymore, the Co-Founder and Director of the from the development of the Northeastern Illinois Robbins History Museum, who with Larry McClellan Greenways Plan, the first metropolitan greenways plan of of the Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project its kind, to today’s African American Heritage Water Trail. 100 MUSSELS tagged on the north branch of the Nippersink for a The site of the Robbins Airport is one of the significant places along the African American Heritage Water Trail. The airport and flight school, co-founded collaborative mussel monitoring project by John Robinson (left) played an important role in U.S. aviation history as the first airport built, owned, and operated by and for African Americans. WATER TRAILS 31

We’re next door to Lake Michigan, but not very many people realize we’re close to the Little Calumet River, and the value that it can bring. This trail will begin to highlight some of the excellent assets we already have.

— DELORIS LUCAS, WE KEEP YOU ROLLIN’ (BIKE & WELLNESS GROUP)

Paddlers under Major Taylor Bridge. Experience the history highlighted by visiting paddleillinoiswatertrails.org, and learn about the Robbins History Museum at robbinshistorymuseum.org. Bikers ride along the trail with We Keep You Rollin’ (Bike & Wellness Group). Follow them at facebook.com/catchtheroll. Openlands’ Aquatic Ecologist, Laura Barghusen and colleagues at the Shedd Aquarium tag mussels along Nippersink Creek for ongoing mussel monitoring. 32 OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020

How nature gave me HOPE in 2020...

In 2020, as many of my personal activities and business meetings moved to outdoor places, I experienced first-hand how critical it is for all people to have access to nature where they live, a constant source of joy and wonder and calm.

— JOANN SEAGREN, INCOMING OPENLANDS BOARD CHAIR OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 35

POLICY & ADVOCACY

AREA: Regional SCONSN

SCALE: Supporting smart local, state, and federal policy > Building LLNOS CHAN advocates for nature

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE : NDANA ADVOCATING FOR SMART GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE REGION Protecting land and water in our region and nation for The path to permanent land protection is at times a advocating instead for a land-use plan that complements generations to come long and complicated one, and at the end of 2020 Midewin and the surrounding nationally significant Openlands celebrated a long awaited accomplishment cultural, environmental, and agricultural resources in with the North Park Village community. In September, the area. under the leadership of Alderman Samantha Nugent and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, city council passed an ordinance And in a year when our nation looked to nature for that gave North Park Village Nature Center permanent comfort, Openlands, in coordination with many environ- BILLS 50+ protection through Openlands conservation easement mental organizations across the country, worked towards proposed, supported, or with the City of Chicago. the successful passage of the Great American Outdoors helped block on the local, 100 ACRES Act. The most significant federal legislation passed in state, and federal level permanently protected Openlands also sought to protect Midewin National a generation, the bill will invest billions of dollars into at North Park Village Nature Center Tallgrass Prairie and the surrounding communities overdue repairs and maintenance of federal lands like by joining a lawsuit against the City of Joliet to stop the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, Midewin National 3,000+ MESSAGES damaging and ill-sited NorthPoint intermodal facility, Tallgrass Prairie, and the Indiana Dunes National Park. sent to representatives advocating for environmental legislation A biker at Deer Grove, part of the Cook County Forest Preserves. Learn more about the Next Century Conservation Plan at openlands.org/nextcentury. POLICY & ADVOCACY 37

The North Park Village campus encompasses beautiful green space, parks, trails, a waterfall, and senior housing. The work of preserving this land has been an abiding priority for me since I took office and has been a priority for the community since 1989. The passage of this easement into perpetuity is incredibly meaningful to me and for all who enjoy the North Park Village.

— SAMANTHA NUGENT, ALDERMAN OF THE 39TH WARD

One of the many beautiful trails at North Park Village Nature Center. Find over 400 other places to get outside in our region at openlands.org/getoutside. An American Bullfrog rests in the water and a mother and daughter explore the North Park Village Nature Center in fall 2020. Learn more about its protection story at openlands.org/northpark.

Our work is about raising the threshold of hope.

—GEORGE OVERTON, OPENLANDS CO-FOUNDER 40 OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Revenue Grants and Contracts $ 2,807,446 Contributions $ 3,075,808 Land Donations 954,208 Other 655,460

financials Total $ 7,492,922

2020 FINANCIAL Expenses Program Services $ 3,829,853 STATEMENTS Restoration Activities 1,063,392 Management and Administrative 609,960 Fundraising 752,719 WITH GRATITUDE TO OUR DONORS Total $ 6,255,924

As many took comfort in Nature this past year, Openlands gained a Change in Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions $ 1,236,998 renewed hope from you, our loyal donors. Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions, Beginning of Year 5,085,434 Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions, End of Year 6,322,432 Net Assets With Donor Restrictions 24,027,308 Thank you for your belief in our work and commitment to our mission! Total Net Assets* $ 30,349,740

* This balance includes $20M in land held for conservation and resources for land conservation activities. 42 DONORS OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 43

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS WHO HELPED TO FULFILL OPENLANDS’ MISSION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE Individuals $10,000 – $24,999 Richard Carlson and $2,500 – $4,999

WITH DONATIONS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2019 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2020. Alan M. Bell Cristina Benitez ° Anonymous LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cartwright Barbi and Tom Donnelley Gary and Susan Balling ° Corporations, Foundations, $25,000 – $49,999 $5,000 – $9,999 Invenergy, LLC Openlands gratefully acknowledges Dorfman Herst Charitable Fund Naomi Donnelley Dee Beaubien Governments, Organizations Anonymous Fund of Central Anonymous J.P. Morgan the following individuals who made Martha Struthers Farley and Janet and Craig Duchossois Mrs. Susan D. Bowey

Indiana Community Foundation BNSF Railway McGraw Foundation contributions of $1,000 or more. Donald C. Farley, Jr. Family Kimberly Duchossois Mrs. Peggy Crowe $1,000,000 or more BMO Harris Bank Christy Webber Landscapes Scott Byron & Company, Ltd. Foundation Bob and Joan Feitler Ceara Donnelley and Nate Berry Hamill Family Foundation The Bowman C. Lingle Trust The Comer Foundation Fund Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nancy Hamill Winter Mr. Marshall Field, V Shawn M. Donnelley and $150,000 – $1,000,000 Full Circle Foundation at The Chicago Community Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries Nancy H. Hamill Charitable Leslie Jones Dean and Jennifer Fischer Christopher M. Kelly ° $500,000 – $999,999 Harold M. and Adeline S. Foundation Lead Unitrust Martina Keller and Don McLellan Hugh and Marlene Frisbie Philip Enquist and John D. and Catherine T. Morrison Family Foundation Environmental Law & Policy $1,000 – $2,499 Hank and Wendy Paulson, Kate Welborn and Ann McGill Gantz Family Foundation Joanna Karatzas MacArthur Foundation Lake County Stormwater Center of the Midwest Lake County Forest Preserves Bobolink Foundation ° Carrie C. McNally and Lori and Mark Harris Deborah Gillespie and

Management Commission Forest Preserve District of Urban Forestry Organization J. Timothy Ritchie* Rick Maechling ° Mr. Howard Ellsworth Jessen Charles Burbridge ° $250,000 – $499,999 Polk Bros. Foundation Will County Barbara Notz Hines Foundation Shauna Peet Barbara and Dennis Kessler ° C. Hofmann & Associates ° ComEd The Richard H. Driehaus Funders Network The Garden Guild of Winnetka The Pepper Family Foundation Deborah Lahey The James Huntington Foundation Illinois Clean Energy Community $50,000 – $149,999 Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Elizabeth Crown and Bill Wallace Eric Peterson The Ronald and Fifi Levin Suzanne Malec-McKenna Foundation TAWAN I Foundation Foundation $250 – $999 The Crown Goodman Family Glenn W. and Family Fund Mrs. Jossy Nebenzahl

US Forest Service— Liberty Prairie Foundation Altamanu, Inc. Sand Valley Barbara Welsh Reed ° Judy and John McCarter Andrew Otting and $100,000 – $249,999 International Programs The GoodCoin Foundation Boone County Conservation Dr. George B. Rabb* Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rode The Janis Wellin Notz Laura Hohnhold ° The Crown Family District Olivia Scully Charitable Fund Jeff and Debbie Ross, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley $10,000 – $24,999 $2,500 – $4,999 Cardno, Inc. JoAnn Seagren and Scott Lang ° Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Onderdonk Ross Family Foundation Foundation $25,000 – $49,999 Abbott Alphawood Foundation EarthShare Illinois Shaun and Andy Block ° Ella and Richard Strubel Kathy and Grant Pick Fund Charles* and Louise Saltzman Grand Victoria Foundation American Forests Christopher B. Burke The Lincolnshire Garden Club Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hamill Nancy Sutherland Richard Salmon Debra Shore

The Buchanan Family Foundation Engineering Ltd. Midwest Groundcovers, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Hills Nicole Williams and David B. Smith Ms. Janet Swenson ° $50,000 – $99,999 Delta Institute The Community Foundation for Patagonia Chicago Connie and Dennis Keller Dr. Lawrence Becker ° Judith Stockdale and Wendy and Greg Vichick Peoples Gas The Grainger Foundation McHenry County Plante Moran Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Jonathan Boyer Mr. and Mrs. David B. Waud Prince Charitable Trusts Heitman First Congregational Church of Possibility Place Krehbiel $5,000 – $9,999 Victoria J. Trauscht R and R Winters Family Willow Springs Foundation The Lumpkin Family Foundation Western Springs Stout Dan Lauderback and Fred and Cindy Acker Mr. and Mrs. David R. Whitmore Foundation The Siragusa Family Foundation Good Heart Work Smart Tallgrass Restoration Jennifer Cromheecke Jill Allread Family ° Solberg Manufacturing Inc. Foundation Wolters Kluwer The Negaunee Foundation Anonymous US Bank Foundation ° Earth Day 50 Donor * Deceased 44 DONORS OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 45

$1,000 – $2,499 Ted and Sandy Clark Mr. and Mrs. Hall Healy, Jane Elinor Notz and Ian Watson The Abra Wilkin Fund Terry and Sam Evans Mr. and Mrs. John B. Snyder Mrs. Marysusan Chen Susan and Lawrence Aaron Suzanne and Bill Clarkin Winona Corporation Sally A. Olds ° Anne and Ethan Winter Sarah Forbes Orwig ° Joanne Softcheck Ms. Ursula Clark Gerald W. Adelmann Sheila and William Clarkin Shawn and Lewis Ingall Ann and Harry Oppenheimer Cynthia Winter and Stanford and Mrs. Vanessa Vergara Mr. Jay Clifton Judith Anderson Mrs. Almeda Colby Carol Jones and Thomas Hynes Susan Piha Nicholas Weingarten Ann Dudley Goldblatt Art Collins and Sophia Shaw Anonymous (3) ° Jonathan Copulsky and Judge Family Charitable Fund James Rachlin Edgar and Carol Yee Mr. and Mrs. Jack Greenberg $250 – $499 Nancy and Tom Conforti Larry and Julia Antonatos Ellen Barreto ° Paul and Leslie Karas Dan and Susan Real Ms. Jeanne Zasadil Emily Harris, Harris Strategies LLC Karen Acker Lau and Te-Li Lau Antonia Contro and Lindsey and Merrick J. Axel Ms. Kathleen Covey Daniel and Gloria Kearney Rita and Bruce Renwick ° Ms. Jane Heron Diane and Bill Allen George Marquisos Caroline Ballantine Daphne and John Cunningham Foundation Deborah M. Roach Trust ° Supporters Julie and Will Hobert Amanda and Roger Allman Lawrence Corry Ann and Brian Balusek Ms. Judith Dainko Mary A. Laraia and Joseph Russo and Bebe Novich Linnea Janik J. Thomas Alves and Tom and Janice Cronholm Thank you to the following Paul and Karen Becker ° Mr. and Mrs. George W. Davis Andrew Mooney Patrick G. and Shirley Ann Ryan John G. Shedd Aquarium Mr. James B. Battistoni, Jr. Allison and Frederick Daley individuals who provided Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler, III Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Dietz Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lariviere Dan and Sandra Scheinfeld, Mr. Walker C. Johnson and Anonymous Jon A. Daniels unrestricted support that sustains Kevin J. Bell William S. Donnell and Warren G. Lavey Family The Big Cat Foundation Mrs. Carolyn I. Johnson Lauren Arbid Mr. and Mrs. J. Bradley Davis Openlands’ programs. Susan and Steve Bell Claudia Daly Charitable Fund at The Chicago Jocarno Fund, at the request of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Keibler ° Ms. Anna Ashcraft Ms. Laura Derks °

Ms. Allison Bernard Victoria C. Drake and Community Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. John I. Schlossman Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra Melissa and Ted Barber Amy Dickinson and Jim Futransky $500 – $999 Edward and Frances Blair James Evan-Cook Lew and Laurie Leibowitz Patricia and Dick Schnadig Mr. Peter Landon Susan Barclay ° Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Mary H. Anderson Jim Blake Eliza and Timothy Earle Ralph Lerner Mr. and Mrs. Marshall and Joan and Dave Livingston Steve and Meg Barnhart Julianne Dieterich Anonymous Christopher and Margaret Block Theodore Eckert Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lillard, Lydia Scott Trinita Logue Peter and Betsy Barrett Gary and Mary Doten Henry Barkhausen Philip D. Block III Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Ettlinger Red Bird Hollow Foundation Nini and Peter Seaman Mrs. George H. Maze Susan S. Benjamin Leslie S. Douglass Frederick N. Bates and at The Chicago Community Sylvia Fergus Mrs. Marcena Love Tina Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Andy McDonough Jerry and Margaret Berg Ed Dowling Ellen Benjamin Foundation Louise M. Flannery Meganne Lube Leslie Shad and Joe Brennan Cindy and Steve Mitchell Monika Betts Paul H. Dykstra Frank H. Beal ° Mrs. Lizabeth Boeckmann Cynthia Fredrick Jim and Kay Mabie John Shillinglaw Sandi Morris and Bill Pogson Mr. Bruce Blair and Betsy Elsaesser and Brad Reeg Angela Bowman ° Nick Bothfield and Mr. and Mrs. James Glasser Gregory Mancuso and Janet Shore Brenda Nelms and John Craig Ms. Judith Nerod Josephine F. Elting Mr. Allan E. Bulley Jr. Elizabeth Brown ° Dinesh Goburdhun and Laurel Breitkopf Susan C. H. Simmers and Barbara Putta ° Zac Bleicher Mr. Albert Ettinger and Steven Byers and Tiffany Bowlby Bridget Jones Joanie* and Andy McKenna Clayton R. Simmers Laura and Bill Reilly Spencer and Lesley Bloch Ms. Sue Lannin Nancy Williamson Bruce and Beth Wiley Boyd Norman and Cynthia Goldring Mr. and Mrs. Robert Megquier ° Charles and Joyce Solberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roach Mr. Paul R. Botts Ginger Farley Tom and Dianne Campbell Medora Bross Geary and Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel The Michael and Pamela Miles The Sondheimer Family Charitable Terry and Celeste Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Bridge Reven Uihlein Fellars George Covington John Geary Family Fund S.M. Guettler Gift Fund of the Ayco Foundation Sarah Sellers Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fesmire Donnie and Jackie Dann Mr. and Mrs. Allan W. Bulley ° Amanda Hanley Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Blake Swift Adele Simmons Susan and Doug Carlson Susan Frankel and Mark Simon Ian Davis Susan and Friedrich Burian Harmann Family —John and Laila Pamela and Richard Mooney ° Kerry and Terry Trobec Thomas Slowinski Eileen Carruthers Garrett and Terrence Dee ° Barbara and George Clark Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Mulcahy Jen and Bob Van Valkenburg Kevin Slusarz Mr. Robert Chambers Eileen Dordek and Foundation Alexandra and John Nichols Jane Veldman Maxine and Larry K. Snider Kathleen Cheevers ° Earth Day 50 Donor Christopher Landgraff ° * Deceased 46 DONORS OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 47

Janet Franz and William Swislow Judith and Tony Iacuzzi Robert and Susan Nelson Paul and Anne Sidrys Mr. Ted Wolff IN HONOR OF ITW Joy E. Knobloch Walter G. Freedman and Nancy Joseph James Noel O’Connor Ald. Michele Smith Ms. Louise Wood and Lumpkin Family Foundation Carrie C. McNally and Gerald W. Adelmann Karen G. Harrison Mr. Dan Kane Heide and Steve Olson Jeff Smith Mr. Dennis Leu McGraw Hill Rick Maechling Gary and Susan Balling Bernard Friedman Mr. Thomas E. Keim Olson Ecological Solutions Honorable Mary Ann Smith George J. Yapp PwC Eric K. Peterson Shaun and Andy Block Dottie Fugiel and Jerry Smith Jack and Jenny Keller Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Diane Sotiros and Michael Woods ° Ferguson-Yntema Family Trust Kenneth J. Porrello and Bill Clarkin Ms. Mary Gabryel ° Kittleman & Associates, LLC Adina Ott William Spence Roberta B. Zabel Green Legacy Society Sherry L. McFall Garrett Dee Robert and Linda Garro Iris J. Krieg Amy Paller and Etahn Cohen Mr. Joel Sternstein James and Katherine Zartman Dr. George B. Rabb* Jody Elting Thank you to individuals who Paul and Chris Geiselhart Margaret Lass-Gardiner Gregory and Mary Pearlman Margaret and Kevin Stineman James R. Zatopa Steven and Kimberly Ricchio Jon and Nancy Hamill have made provisions for Ms. Meredith C. George Ms. Pauline Leblanc and Mr. E. Scott Peterson and Charitable Fund at The Chicago J. Timothy Ritchie* Carrie McNally Openlands in their estate plans to John and Michele Gillett — Mr. James B. Battistoni, Jr. Ms. Judith M. Desenis Community Foundation Tribute Gifts Charles* and Louise Saltzman Dr. Debra Moskovits protect nature across the Chicago On the House Foundation Ms. Jocelyn M. Leitzinger Frank and Becky Petrek Marissa L. Strassel and Mary Jo Savol Openlands is grateful to Andy Otting region for future generations. Frank and Anastasia Glapa ° Mark and Celine Lillie Marvin J. Pollack Matthew K. Otto Louis Schauer* individuals who made a donation Barbara and Glenn Reed Bill Glass Loyola University Chicago Robert and Doreen Pricone Joy Ann and Charles Sweet Gerda Schild* in recognition of the following Emily Reusswig Charlotte Adelman Ethel and Bill Gofen Ms. Cindy Madson Tom Priest and Sarah Davis Priest Joseph C. Szabo JoAnn Seagren and Scott Lang friends, family, and loved ones. Debbie Ross Gerald W. Adelmann Shelley Gorson and Alan Salpeter Madeleine Mahan Dave and Sara Reusswig The Tannen Family Foundation Patrick Shaw and JoAnn Seagren Jill Allread Family Family Fund at The Chicago Steven and Linda Mandel Ms. Mary Ritter Peggy Taylor ° Mary Sue Glosser IN MEMORY OF Nancy Sutherland Gary and Susan Balling Community Foundation James E. Mann William Robinson Ms. Sharyn Tepper Georgiana Taylor* George W. Blossom, III* Mariola Margie Grabowska Joseph and Carol Mattingly Fund Mr. John D. Rogner Anne Tucker Family Richard H. Acker Nicole Williams and Matching Gifts Henry T. Chandler, Jr.* Annemarie H. Gramm Robert Mattson and Ron Rohde ° Charitable Fund Esmee and Jaime Bellalta Dr. Lawrence Becker Bill and Suzanne Clarkin Ms. Maureen Gustafson Caroline Pittman Matt Rooney and Diane Kaplan Mrs. Susan Turnage John A. Bross, Jr. Thank you to the following Virginia A. Croan* Mr. and Mrs. John Haight, III Sarah Mayhan Ms. Amy Rosenthal Sophia B. Twichell Gertrude Frederick organizations who multiplied Perennial Donors Marjorie David Saki Handa Lloyd and Mary McCarthy Victoria Ross Reverend and Mrs. Stephen Wade Carol Lerner the impact of their employees’ Garrett and Terrence Dee Openlands is grateful to its most Kathleen M. Hawley Ann McDermott Charles Rudnick and Elizabeth K. Ware Robert L. Nelson philanthropy with matching Leslie S. Douglass loyal donors who have supported Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayward, Jr. Judy McDonald Ilyse Greenberg ° Stephen Waslo Gunnar Peterson contributions. Pamela Feldman us annually for 20 years or more. M. Cooper Heinz Giving Fund Terry J. Medhurst Gary and Carola Saunders Allen and Jennifer Weaver John Rappel Carlyn E. Goettsch* Ms. Karen Heller and Judy and Robert Melius Mary Jo Savol ° Paul Genega and Thomas H. Ritter 50 South Capital Maureen E. Gustafson Fred and Cindy Acker Mr. Robert Becker Blythe and David Mendelson Mr. Steven Schmidt James Werkowski Adam Roach Aetna Tina and Terry Haight Karen Acker Lau and Te-Li Lau Jutta and Charles Helm William and Anita Miller Ms. Monica Schrager ° Dan and Julie Wheeler George Sutherland AIG Mark and Lori Harris Gerald W. Adelmann Michael J. Hennessy and Rita Mirman and Stuart Frankel Robert and Lynn Seitz Family Fund Barbara Reed Turner Arch Insurance Leslie Jones Mary H. and Paul F. Anderson Susan D. Tilka Vince Mosca Patrick Shaw and Julie Wheeler BMO Harris Barbara and Dennis Kessler Robert and Saran Hutchins Gregory Mueller and Betty Strack Mary Sue Glosser Anne Wilder and Marc Hecht Boeing ° Earth Day 50 Donor Joyce Martha Kieffer* CCT * Deceased 48 DONORS OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 49

Anonymous (3) Searle Funds at The Chicago Forest Preserve District of Cynthia Jones The Michael and Pamela Miles Mary Jo Savol Mr. and Mrs. David R. Whitmore Adam K. Sacharoff, Kris and Peter Baldo Community Trust Will County Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keiser Gift Fund of the Ayco John P. Schermerhorn Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Wilson Much Shelist, P.C. Henry Barkhausen John and Dorothy Collins Kent and Jeryl Fuller Keller Family Foundation Charitable Foundation Jocarno Fund, at the request of Cynthia Winter and Jeffrey Smith Peter and Betsy Barrett Nancy and Tom Conforti The Garden Guild of Winnetka Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Kenny Mrs. Jossy Nebenzahl Mr.* and Mrs. John I. Schlossman Nicholas Weingarten James B. Snow Frederick N. Bates and Antonia Contro and Ms. Meredith C. George Douglas and Catherine Knuth Mr. Joseph Neumann Mrs. Virginia Schulte Lisa Yondorf Mark N. Templeton, Abrams Ellen Benjamin George Marquisos Mr. and Mrs. James Glasser Valerie and Keith Kretchmer Alexandra and John Nichols Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Shabica James and Katherine Zartman Environmental Law Clinic Paul and Karen Becker George Covington Stanford and Ann Dudley Goldblatt Iris J. Krieg Mr. Richard Noeller Patrick Shaw and Jennifer Van Valkenburg and Ms. Cindy Bergmann William Crescent, Kay and Ted Golitz Joan M. Lackowski The Janis Wellin Notz Mary Sue Glosser In-Kind Gifts Mattie Wilson, Garfield Park Connie and Tony Bischof Crescent Jewelers Annemarie H. Gramm Lake Forest Garden Club Charitable Fund Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Conservatory Alliance Thank you to the following Marilyn M. Black Allison and Frederick Daley Grand Victoria Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Philip Lambruschi Joyce O’Keefe Mr. and Mrs. David Byron Smith individuals and organizations who Edward and Frances Blair Jon A. Daniels Albert and Gwen Grasso Beth Lange Molly Older Mr. and Mrs. John B. Snyder TreeKeepers Volunteer donated products or services. Mrs. Judith S. Block Mr. and Mrs. George W. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Gergersen Ralph Lerner Sally A. Olds Robert E. Stanley Faculty

Shaun and Andy Block William S. Donnell and S.M. Guettler Mr. David Levinson and Andrew Otting and Mr. and Mrs. Fredric Stein Abrams Environmental Law Clinic Thank you to the following industry Mr. Christopher J. Boebel and Claudia Daly Janet and Tom Hahn Ms. Kathleen Kirn Laura Hohnhold Judith Stockdale and Ders Anderson experts who volunteered their time Ms. Glenna R. Eaves Ms. Vivian Donnelley Mr. and Mrs. John Haight, III Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lillard, Eric Peterson Jonathan Boyer Bartlett Tree Experts to teach the Openlands TreeKeepers Terry Bonace Barbi and Tom Donnelley Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hamill Red Bird Hollow Foundation Susan Piha Dr. Mark Stolar Todd Boonstra, U.S. Fish & course. TreeKeepers learn how Calvine and Charlie Bowen Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Nancy Hamill Winter Mrs. Marcena Love David and Oneita Porter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strubel Wildlife Service to help keep trees green and Mrs. Susan D. Bowey Foundation Drs. David and Pauline Harding Marjorie W. Lundy and Prince Charitable Trusts Mr. and Mrs. Alan P. Sturges Jerry Callaghan growing, volunteering in a variety The Bowman C. Lingle Trust Carol Doty Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Harvey, Jr. James B. Godshalk James and Cheryl Purdy Nancy Sutherland Chicago Community of situations including street tree James and Elizabeth Bramsen The Richard H. Driehaus Gerald Heinrich John D. and Catherine T. Dr. George B. Rabb* Joseph C. Szabo Gardeners Association care, tree planting, and advocacy. Mrs. John J. Bransfield, Jr. Foundation Lucia W. Heyworth MacArthur Foundation George and Vicky Ranney Peggy Taylor Ed Collins James A. Brown and Harry and Beth Drucker Mr. Edward L. Hoffman Steven and Linda Mandel Ms. Jill Riddell and Mr. Tom Brown B.J. Tersch George Covington Tricia Bethke Ruth A. Migdal-Brown EarthShare Illinois Mr. James Hogan, Jr. Mrs. George H. Maze J. Timothy Ritchie* The Northern Trust Company Albert Ettinger Beth Botts The Buchanan Family Foundation Betsy Elsaesser and Brad Reeg William and Alice Howenstine Judy and John McCarter Ron Rohde The Siragusa Family Foundation Terry Evans Melissa Custic Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Bulley, Jr. Josephine F. Elting Philip Hummer* Ms. Janet McDermed Jeff and Debbie Ross, Frank and Nina Thorp Forest Preserves of Cook County Tom Ebeling Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock Christine Esposito/Terracom The James Huntington Foundation Ann McDermott Ross Family Foundation Sophia B. Twichell Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy Betsy Elsaesser Gerald Callaghan and Mr. Albert Ettinger and Robert and Saran Hutchins Joanie* and Andy McKenna Kay and Pete Rossiter Frances and Peter Vandervoort Gina Jamison Ted Haffner Carol Wells Ms. Susan D. Lannin Judith and Tony Iacuzzi Jeanine and Andrew McNally, IV Robert A. Roth Reverend and Mrs. Stephen Wade Kristen Jones, Goldberg Kohn, Ltd Drew Hart Richard Carlson and Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Ettlinger Shawn and Lewis Ingall Carrie C. McNally and Dale and Melinda Rudy Julie and Dan Wheeler, Marion Perry, A New Leaf Alison Herrell Cristina Benitez The Garden Club of Evanston Jerome Johnson Rick Maechling Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Sol and Celia Hammerman Barnett P. Ruttenberg, Esq. Lindsay Ivanyi Ginny and Peter Foreman Mary Johnson Hill Terry J. Medhurst Charles* and Louise Saltzman Foundation 50 DONORS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT 2020 51

Scott Jamieson ComEd Forest Preserve District of Catherine M. and Ms. Rommy Lopat Board of DIrectors Rommel Noguera Staff Kim Kalosky Martina Keller and Don McLellan Will County Frederick H. Waddell Mrs. George H. Maze Executive Committee Carrie C. McNally Gerald W. Adelmann Steve Lane Jeanine and Andrew McNally, IV Good Heart Work Smart Judith and Robert Melius Chair President and CEO Suzanne Malec-McKenna Foundation $250 – $999 Midwest Groundcovers Andrew J. Otting Joe McCarthy GOLD SPONSORS Dan Lauderback and Mary H. and Paul F. Anderson Bruce and Carol Miller Executive Committee JoAnn M. Seagren Ders Anderson Daniella Pereira Jill Allread Family Jennifer Cromheecke Larry and Julia Antonatos Dr. Debra Moskovits Vice Chair Greenways Director Jerome Scott Christy Webber Landscapes Carrie C. McNally and Frederick N. Bates and Ms. Catherine J. Nagler Gary F. Balling Lydia Scott Janet and Craig Duchossois Rick Maechling Ellen Benjamin Frank and Rebecca Petrek Bill Clarkin Jeff R. Rode Laura Barghusen Kelsay Shaw Linda and Bill Gantz Janis and John Notz Mr. Frank H. Beal James Rachlin George W. Davis Treasurer Aquatic Ecologist Mike Stelter Gordon and Betty Moore Omni Ecosystems Steve and Sandy Becker Dave and Sara Reusswig Garret Handley Dee Andrew Szwak Foundation Shauna Peet Ms. Elizabeth Botts Rebecca R. Riley Matthew J. Dobry Glenn W. Reed Michael Beyer Nancy Hamill Winter SavATree Amy Carbone Mr. John D. Rogner Daisy Feidt Secretary Chief of Staff Luncheon Supporters Leslie Jones and Paul Zeller Scott Byron & Co. Peter and Elinor Crane Joseph Russo and Bebe Novich Dinesh Goburdhun

Judy and John McCarter Nancy Sutherland Donnie and Jackie Dann Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Mark M. Harris Thank you to the following sponsors Richard J. Carlson Chris Bourbois Lois Morrison and Justin Daab Mr. and Mrs. George W. Davis Patrick Shaw and Leslie Jones of the Openlands 2020 Annual Immediate Past Chair Conservation Stewardship The Northern Trust Company Thank you for the following Ms. Lynn Donaldson and Mary Sue Glosser Daniel D. Lauderback Luncheon: A Virtual Journey from Coordinator Peoples Gas supporters who made contributions Mr. Cameron S. Avery Adele Simmons Molly Meyer the Amazon to Chicago. Jill Allread Glenn W. and to the Openlands 2020 Annual Victoria C. Drake and Janet Swenson Wendy J. Paulson Executive Committee Beth Cheng Barbara Welsh Reed Luncheon: A Virtual Journey from James Evan-Cook Tallgrass Restoration James Rachlin PREMIER SPONSOR Director of Development JoAnn Seagren and Scott Lang the Amazon to Chicago. Harry and Beth Drucker Taylor Creek Restoration Nurseries Joseph C. Russo Sand Valley Alan M. Bell Nicole Williams and Hugh and Marlene Frisbie Nicole S. Williams Executive Committee Mikaila Davis Dr. Lawrence Becker $1,000 – $2,999 Bill Glass EMERALD SPONSORS The Office of Development makes Forestry Trainee Daisy Feidt and Berenice Tow Ms. E Lynn Grayson Shaun C. Block BMO Harris Bank every effort to ensure the accuracy Jonathan Copulsky SILVER SPONSORS Ferguson-Yntema Family Trust Ms. Theresa Guen-Murray Honorary Director Connie and Dennis Keller of this listing. Please contact Executive Committee Al DeReu Gary and Susan Balling The Field Museum Lori and Mark Harris Hank and Wendy Paulson, Stephanie Carper at 312.863.6283 TreeKeepers Program Manager Allan and Suzette Bulley Mr. and Mrs. Hall Healy, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Z. Hayward Jr. Anthony T. Dean Bobolink Foundation or [email protected] if your Hugh D. Frisbie Richard J. Carlson and Winona Corporation Charles and Caroline Huebner Honorary Director name was omitted or there was Executive Committee Janis DiGiovanna Cristina Benitez Dr. and Mrs. Richard Lariviere Mr. and Mrs. Tony Iacuzzi PLATINUM SPONSORS an error in your listing. Thank you. Manager of HR and Administration Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. Patricia and Dick Schnadig Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Kessler Marshall Field, V Abbott Johnathan C. Hamill Garrett Dee and Shawn Ingall Debra Shore Mr. Howard G. Krane Honorary Director Connie and Tony Bischof Executive Committee Michael Dugan Barbi and Tom Donnelley Jeff Smith Ms. Pauline Leblanc Shaun and Andy Block Director of Forestry 52 STAFF

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Community Arborist Staff Attorney Vice President of Manager of Education and Patrick Community Conservation Community Outreach 39 Katie Fleming Elizabeth Margetich Forestry Program Manager Staff Accountant Allie Preble Sarah Surroz Assistant Crew Lead Director of Lake County Programs Jen Idrovo: page

Mary Fortmann Jennifer Martinez 7, 19, 28, 37; 13, Sustainable Landscape Public Ally Emily Reusswig Andrew Szwak , 12

Coordinator Director of Communications Manager of Governmental Affairs Institution: page Smithsonian ; Stacy Meyers: pages Meyers: Stacy ;

Jillian Marsden 35 Mary Gabryel Land Preservation Coordinator Tonatiu Rodriguez Sarah Ugaste 23, 25; 23, Staff Accountant Forestry Trainee Grant Management and Joseph Stevenson: Page

Linda Masters Budget Accountant 32; Ted Haffner Restoration Specialist Danielle Russell

Landscape Architect and School Garden Coordinator Briana Villarrubia Lucia Whalen: pages Climate Fellow Abby Mattson Green Schoolyards Coordinator Manager of Individual Giving Tiana Schlottman Space to Grow: pages Nora Hennessy and Special Events Development Coordinator and Lucia Whalen 11; Vice President of External Affairs Board Liaison Communications Coordinator Robert Megquier Lillian Holden Executive Vice President Kate Schriner Pete Zubek

Education and Community of Programs Manager of Institutional Giving Forestry Trainee pages of Hackmatack: Friends Outreach Associate Stacy Meyers Craig Shillinglaw 21, 34, 36, 37; 10, 4, 5, Jennifer Idrovo Senior Counsel Geographic Information Lillian Holden: page 17, 18, 32; 17, Community Outreach Coordinator System Analyst page PreservesForest cover, County: Cook of 8, 16; Tolu Olorode Jennifer Jeck Manager of Data and Impact Diane Sotiros Administrative Coordinator Vice President of Finance and Administration We Keep You Rollin’ (Bike & Wellness Group): page Rollin’ (Bike & Wellness Keep You We Maren Robinson: pages Openlands: page Openlands: PHOTO CREDITS PHOTO 29; Williams: pages OPENLANDS ANNUAL REPORT / / 2020

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