Foundation News Doug Frey $7,000 Needed to Reach our $10,000 Goal! Donations matched dollar-for-dollar! This spring, the Foundation Board of Directors agreed to match donations, up to $10,000, in support of an ADA-accessible kayak/canoe launch at The Hollows Conservation Area in Cary, IL. We are excited to share that, to date, you helped us raise $3,000: THANK YOU! This ADA-accessible kayak/canoe launch will provide persons with disabilities the opportunity to independently access Lake Atwood—a 22-acre lake used for boating, 昀椀shing, paddling boarding and other recreational and educational purposes. This project is part of a larger $400,000 renovation being undertaken by the Conservation District at the site, with support from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. By Spring 2025, renovations at the Hollows will expand recreational opportunities to persons with disabilities and DONATE! seniors to better meet the growing recreational demands of site visitors. In Online at mchenryconservation.org/hollowsmatch addition to the boat launch, the Conservation District will update an accessible By Check Issued and Mailed to: hiking trail around the 22-acre Lake Atwood, install a 昀椀shing pier, implement McHenry County Conservation Foundation way昀椀nding and interpretive signage and install solar lights to facilitate evening Lost Valley Visitor Center cross county skiers. These amenities will all be linked with a one-mile paved trail 7210 Keystone Rd, Richmond, IL 60071 which provides easy access for persons with disabilities. 2525 YYeeaarrss!! Help us Celebrate this Important Milestone! BECOME A CONSERVATION CHAMPION For 25 years, we have had a front row seat to the incredible work being done Every dollar donated to the McHenry County in conservation right here in McHenry County. Whether it be land restoration, Conservation Foundation supports the vital work of environmental education or land acquisition, we aren’t doing the work by the McHenry County Conservation District and its partners while also enhancing our community. ourselves; it takes all of us to make a di昀昀erence for public lands and open space. MAKE A GIFT Sign up to donate a recurring $25 a month gift to help sustain our work and Online at mchenryconservation.org/Donate directly support e昀昀orts to protect our prairies, revitalize our rivers, restore our By Check Issued and Mailed to: woodlands, 昀椀ght climate change and so much more. McHenry County Conservation Foundation Lost Valley Visitor Center Visit: McHenryConservation.org/Monthly 7210 Keystone Road, Richmond, IL 60071 Learn More at McHenryConservation.org Landscapes | FALL 2024 11