Improve the ecological health of Greenbelt Forest Preserve by increasing the abundance and diversity of the preserve’s native plants and animals, reducing stormwater runoff, and reducing sediment and pollutants entering Lake Michigan. Project will re-treat invasive plants across 187 acres previously restored habitat and address untreated buckthorn thickets on 43 adjacent acres that threaten the previously restored areas.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Expanding Invasive Species Control in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve (IL)
Organization:
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Project ID:
0501.21.071945
Description:
Award Amount:
$100000.00
Location:
Greenbelt Forest Preserve in Lake County, Illinois