Everyone at JDCF thanks the Galena Brewing Company for another successful pouring of the Major Daviess Summer Ale.  This unique collaboration between a for-profit and nonprofit benefits land preservation, nature education and outreach, and stewardship of our natural areas in Jo Daviess County! We look forward to another season of a great taste for a […] Read More

The road to the top of the mound has been paved!  We thank Vincent Earthmoving & Louie’s Trenching Service for donating the time and materials to complete this needed project and the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation for their support. It is now be easier for everyone to come on up and ‘Share the View’!

This phrase was heard many times over two days in May at JDCF’s Horseshoe Mound Preserve as 200 local 3rd and 4th graders came to experience the upgraded Dorte Breckenridge Children’s Adventure. The upgrade was made possible by a public ameni-ties grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and was a huge hit! Previously, […] Read More

Those driving east on Highway 20 might have noticed some changes to the visible, western slope of Horseshoe Mound since the sale of the property by the Richardson Family to the Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) in December 2018. When JDCF acquires a property, they establish a wildlife habitat restoration plan to return native, historic […] Read More