Vote for FNA at Chase Community Giving

Voting begins today at Chase Community Giving.  Fermilab Natural Areas is competing with non-profit organizations nationwide for grant funds from the Chase Community Giving program, designed to benefit smaller and local charities with operating budgets under $10 million.

Voting ends September 19, so pass the word. 
Thanks for your support! 

January / February FNA Newsletter available

The latest news from Fermilab Natural Areas highlights the receipt of a grant from the DuPage Community Foundation, a tool donation from Corona Tools, and an Eagle Scout project to repair footbridges in the Big Woods.


Thanks to all of you for your support in 2011 and we look forward to many good things in 2012! As always, a high-resolution of the newsletter is available online.

Volunteer Workday

It's almost spring and Fermilab Natural Areas is preparing to sell rain barrels! We are planning to host a rain barrel building workday next Thursday afternoon, April 7, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m, at Fermilab's Site 37 Roads & Grounds shop.  If you are able to help out, please send us a note & let us know!


If you can't help out on Thursday, but are interested in purchasing a rain barrel, let us know that, too!

Contact us at fermilabnaturalareas@gmail.com.

On Two Wheels

While it may be difficult to fully appreciate Fermilab's natural areas in the wee hours of the morning, participants in The Conservation Foundation's Chase the Moon bicycle ride will have a wonderful opportunity to try!  After a pre-party starting at 10 p.m. on July 31 at Marmion Academy, riders will begin riding at 12:01 a.m. August 1 and head toward Fermilab.  The 25-mile route will offer early-out options for more recreational riders.  Following a ride through Fermilab, bicyclists will return to Marmion for breakfast.

All proceeds benefit The Conservation Foundation, a private not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving open space and cleaning up rivers and streams in northeastern Illinois.

For registration and additional information, go to http://www.chasethemoon.com/.

Photo courtesy:  Ryan Campbell

Help Wanted!

If you love Fermilab and our natural areas, and if you would like to help out in a very material and important way, volunteer to help us with our fundraising efforts. The model we want to pursue to raise money for projects is primarily to write grant proposals to fund individual projects that address the three main parts of our mission: restoration, community, and ecology research.

If you have some experience in writing grants or other fundraising, send us an email at fermilabnaturalareas@gmail.com.

T-shirts for Sale!

Fermilab Natural Areas has T-shirts! Order yours by calling Jeanette at 630-840-3303. Short-sleeved shirts are just $15 and long-sleeves are $18. Both sport the FNA logo on the front, and our website on the back.