Illinois | The Conservation Fund

By the Numbers:

26,753 acres of land and water saved

Over 19,390 acres have been preserved in partnership with the United States Forest Service.
The Fund has leveraged over $5,342,000 in loans to protect land in Illinois through the Conservation Loans program.
Capital made available through Mitigation Solutions partnerships: $5,628,703
Acres Protected/Restored through Mitigation Solutions partnerships: 2,538

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An ambitious agenda to create a vibrant green infrastructure of protected and restored lands and waters in the four-state...