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Memorial Habitat Program

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Boone County Conservation District has implemented a new Memorial Habitat Program. This program allows groups or individuals to contribute memorial funds toward the restoration of native habitat at BCCD Conservation Areas with a focus at the Spencer Conservation Area in Belvidere. Memorials can be established to create ¼ to 1-acre native plantings with up to 125 species of native plants. There have been several memorial plantings established.

Larger scale plantings can also be arranged for those willing to invest more funding.

One Quarter Acre Planting: $500 Memorial Donation
One Half-Acre Planting: $1000 Memorial Donation
One-Acre Planting: $2000 Memorial Donation

Letter of Intent to Donate

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This letter of intent to donate is a formal declaration of one’s desire to submit a donation to an organization or business.  Since the Parks and Conservation Foundation is essentially a pass-through 501c3 organization,  the letter of intent provides direction for how the donor would like the funds to be used and whether the funds should ultimately be given to the Belvidere Park District or to the Boone County Conservation District.

Download document here.

 

Comcast Cares Day 2018

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Join us on Saturday, April 21 from 8:00 am-1:00pm.

Volunteers will work on the Long Prairie Trail, Kinnikinnick Conservation Area, Spencer Park and Belvidere Park District sites; Red Horse Bend and Mary Bracken Homestead Park. Trash and recyclables will be collected by volunteers on the Long Prairie Trail. Brush clearing, hiking trail and horse trail cleanup, and trash pickup will be done at the Kinnikinnick Conservation Area and Belvidere Park District sites.

Volunteers of all ages are encouraged to participate and are welcome to bring their own equipment including gloves, garbage grabbers, hand pruners and other hand tools. Free lunch and t-shirts will be provided.

Registration begins at the Poplar Grove Village Hall located at 200 Hill Street in Poplar Grove, IL, 7:30am- 8:00am. After a brief program there will be a group photo, then volunteers will disperse to their assigned work.

To register, go to the below link. Sign in using Facebook or create an account as a guest. Search for our project by using the 61008 area code on the search projects page. You must be signed in to register.

https://www.comcastinthecommunity.com/Project/Detail?projectId=9818
Follow the instructions to sign in and add your t-shirt size.

Please email Pam at pstock@bccdil.org to request your lunch choice of ham, turkey, roast beef or vegetarian.

Please feel free to request a site to volunteer at. We will do our best to give you your choice (the Long Prairie is the best site for families with young children).

Otherwise we will assign projects according to need.
Lunch will be served at your worksite.

Photos from the First 4 Interactive Hikes

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