U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago Wilderness

2011 Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago Wilderness honored the winners of the 2011 Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards during a ceremony hosted by the Chicago Botanic Garden on December 7.

The Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards recognize sites that are exemplary in the use of native landscaping, ecosystem restoration and protection, and/or conservation design. These practices create and protect habitat for a variety of native plant and animal species and result in important environmental benefits for both people and nature.

The award recipients were honored for their exemplary implementation of ecosystem restoration and/or native landscaping on sites ranging from restored prairies and parks to developments.

Congratulations to the award winners!

• Prairie Crossing Homeowners Association, Sanctuary Pond - A Refuge for Threatened and Endangered Fish Species
• ComEd, Superior Street Prairie
• Town Square Condominium Association, Residential Native Eco-Gardens and Micro-Habitat Project
• Village of Lisle, PrairieWalk Pond
• Dundee Township, The Dixie Briggs Fromm Nature Preserve and Natural Area
• Citizens for Conservation, Flint Creek Savanna Preserve
• Linden Estates, Swale System Connected to Three Naturalized Stormwater Basins
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Hooper Branch Savanna Nature Preserve
• Village of Lake Barrington, Lake Barrington Village Hall Detention Basin Retrofit
• Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve Restoration Project
• Lake County Forest Preserves, Spring Bluff Nature Preserve
• Downers Grove Park District, Lyman Woods Streambank Stabilization Project
• Village of Vernon Hills, Seavey Streambank Restoration Improvements at Hazeltime Road

Certificate of Merit
Franklin Academy Middle School, East Chicago, Indiana