JDCF is thrilled to announce that our own Steve Barg, JDCF Executive Director, is the 2026 recipient of the George and Barbara Fell Award presented by the Natural Land Institute (NLI). The award will be presented at the NLI Annual Dinner on March 19 in Rockford, IL....

The Galena Area Land Enthusiasts (GALE) is an all volunteer group that holds weekly workdays on JDCF preserves throughout the year. As GALE wraps up their 2025 season of land stewardship work, JDCF asked the group’s leaders, Fred Petersburg and Cam Moore, how the year...