Friends of Illinois Nature Preserves

To promote and care for Illinois Nature Preserves, their world class biodiversity, and the values and community needed to sustain them into the future.

We believe:

• A friendly, supportive, and collaborative approach is the best way to ensure long term, sustainable conservation.
• All people of Illinois are impacted by the loss of biodiversity.
• Following science driven ecological priorities is the best way to conserve biodiversity.
• Connecting people to nature is critical for the future of conservation
• We value the relationship between the land and the people.
• Working in partnership with state and local government is important for the sustainability of the nature preserve system.
• The work-learn-lead approach to stewardship fosters competent volunteer leaders and catalysts that should be welcomed and supported.
• Every child in Illinois should have the opportunity to discover nature, which includes the State’s prairies, dunes, forests, savannas, wetlands, and bodies of water.
• A more diverse, equitable, inclusive organization is a stronger organization.