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Stewardship Foundation details decades of volunteer restoration, fundraising and park projects
Summary
The Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation told the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board about its volunteer-led restoration work, fundraising history and near-term priorities at Grace Cole Nature Park and 5 Acre Woods.
The Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation presented an overview of its volunteer restoration, habitat and education work to the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board during the meeting.
The foundation is a local 501(c)(3) that has helped acquire and protect roughly two dozen acres of parks and open space in Lake Forest Park, provided ongoing stewardship and raised what the foundation’s treasurer described as about $850,000 over its lifetime to support local park projects. Kim Jossend, the foundation’s president, told the board the group also uses donations, grants and partnerships to support work in parks, creeks and school programs.
The foundation’s work includes restoration at Grace Cole Nature Park, the campaign to preserve 5 Acre Woods, stream monitoring and…
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