Focusing in the tri-county area of Livingston, McLean and Ford counties in Illinois, Prairie Lands Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting charitable community projects and developing educational programs, public spaces, and the conservation, preservation and beautification of urban and rural areas.
Opportunities abound for both supporting and learning or benefitting from Prairie Lands Foundation, from attending educational presentations on nature to helping with maintenance at any of the properties or even receiving or donating to a scholarship or other charitable community project.
All gifts to the Foundation are tax-exempt and can be designated to fund particular projects or to establish endowments.
Master Naturalist Kathy McLean led a morning yoga session on Saturday in Fugate Woods as part of the Wellness in Nature program done in cooperation with the University of Illinois Extension Office. Master Naturalist Tom Niebur led a group through a sensory walk in the woods and Master Naturalist Becky Shafer provided materials for participants to make nature mandalas.
