JDCF has been having lots of visitors to our local preserves this summer.  In June, our IL State Representative, Tony McCombie, and IL State Senator, Andrew Chesney, accepted an invitation from JDCF’s Executive Director, Steve Barg, to spend a few hours on the land and learn about what JDCF does.  Representative McCombie toured the Wapello Land and Water Reserve and the Witkowsky State Wildlife Area, both in Hanover, and the Casper Bluff Nature Preserve in Galena. Senator Chesney spent some time walking the main trail at the Portage Preserve also located in Galena.  “Walking the land is a great place to get to know one another and for a few hours we left politics aside while out experiencing the beauty of the Driftless. There was no agenda other than having Representative McCombie and Senator Chesney learn a bit more about our conservation mission and how JDCF’s many public/private partnerships benefit the residents and constituents in their districts,” said Steve Barg.  JDCF thanks them for their time and hope they come back soon.