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Local Family Protects Farm
The Dittmar Family of Galena, Illinois, forever protected their family farm with a conservation easement in late December 2014. “We wanted to protect the bluffs and make sure this place is still here in the future for people to enjoy,” said Karen Lenstra (née Dittmar). The Dittmar Family has lived and farmed in Jo Daviess […] Read More
Ice Age Ecosystem Protected
In late 2014, JDCF completed its 25th conservation easement, which will forever preserve one of the rarest and most unique natural communities on the planet. These globally-rare habitats are called “algific talus slopes,” which are only found in the Driftless Area of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. Algific slopes naturally mimic the climatic conditions of the […] Read More