Save the Prairie Society establishes Wolf Road Prairie Conservation Campus Leadership Council
Wolf Road Prairie is drawing visitors locally and from foreign lands as a conservation destination. The multi-level attractions of natural resource preservation, conservation education, native ecosystem restoration, Native American cultural interpretation, historic preservation and nature arts create an environment which appeals to a broad spectrum of visitor interests and showcases the incredible diversity and versatility of the 80-acre Wolf Road Prairie.
To develop and promote these features and attractions, we have established a Wolf Road Prairie Conservation Campus Leadership Council. The following prominent individuals in the civic, scientific and educational fields have agreed to serve on the Council.
Leading the list of dignitaries is Former State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka.
Joining Topinka on the Founding Council are
Pamela Munizzi, Special Assistant to Cook County President John H.
Stroger, Jr.,
State Senator Dan Cronin,
State Representative Robert Biggins,
Cook County Commissioner Anthony J. Peraica
Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth Gorman,
Dr. John Wagner, The Field Museum,
Dr. Darrel Murray, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois -- Chicago
Dr. George Rabb, Director Emeritus, Brookfield Zoo
Douglas Dirks, West 40
Francie Stotz, The Field Museum
Conrad Fialkowski, Chicago Audubon Society
Carol Fialkowski, The Field Museum and Chicago Wilderness
Louis Schauer, Chicago Zoological Society Board of Trustees
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